
There lay a whiskey decanter
Empty, on the side of a drain.
This bottle had conquered its victim,
no respect for him, or family name.
So I searched within the dumpster
and the boxes that lay in the street
hoping to find this Soul
who lives in total defeat.
Nowhere could he be found so the
bottle I took with me.
Now it holds a candle, inside a prayer
that God will set him free.
In this lovely decanter
beneath the flickering candle of hope,
remains this prayer for all its victims
that they may learn to cope.