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Clean and Sober-ish Again
Everyone loves a comeback story, right?
So it’s been about a month now
Since I put the bottle down
No more whiskey, vodka, tequila or rum for me
I decided to try again
On the way to the liquor store in fact
One brisk New York City evening
A voice in my head simply said
“Jocko says life gets better if you don’t drink.”
“Jocko who?” you might ask
None other than Jocko Willink, ex-Navy Seal and a dean of discipline,
Whose morning motivational messages (4:30 AM!)
On X, Instagram and Facebook I do my best to take to heart
So I on the aforementioned particular evening
I took it as a challenge
And started the count again
And so a new count began
I had tried a while back and for over a year had made it last
Could I get by with just beer and hard seltzer
After quite a few days, months and years
Of sipping material, brown, gold or clear
