By Scott Wozniak
Quit drinking
at 38,
diagnosed
with cirrhosis
of the liver
at 40.
The fates
have
a funny way
of ensuring
you know
the cost.
Keep the drink
out of reach,
or die;
you’d think
it’d be
an easy choice.
But, destruction
is always
enticing,
no matter
the price.
Scott Wozniak is a poet/chaos enthusiast living in Oregon. His works are widely published, both online and in print. He has three books, Crumbling Utopian Pipedream (Moran Press), Killing Our Saints (Svensk Apache Press), and Ash On Your Face like Warpaint (Analog Submission Press). His fourth book, Shooting Gallery Vultures, will be published this spring by Moran Press.
