* If every weakness, every fault, was splayed across the sky, every aching bone, every spluttering cough, every stupid decision, to drink again, party again, pursue things through to the gates of insanity and death; then he would never have survived. Show kindness. Let the derelicts renew. Let tears flow. This is not fun drinking, he said to his friend, wriggling in the messy room, sweaty, unconscious, the brandy bottle almost empty, the vodka tipped sideways. Please help me, please help me, he said, but what help could be offered, in this life, in any life? Just a rescuer, give it away, said another voice, there's nothing to be done. Let them drink themselves to death. Let them go out and have a bit more experience. Except there was no sensible decision making here, nothing to be gained, nothing to be said. I've made a mistake, you've made a mistake, carry on.
Crash and Burn
Crash and Burn
Crash and Burn
* If every weakness, every fault, was splayed across the sky, every aching bone, every spluttering cough, every stupid decision, to drink again, party again, pursue things through to the gates of insanity and death; then he would never have survived. Show kindness. Let the derelicts renew. Let tears flow. This is not fun drinking, he said to his friend, wriggling in the messy room, sweaty, unconscious, the brandy bottle almost empty, the vodka tipped sideways. Please help me, please help me, he said, but what help could be offered, in this life, in any life? Just a rescuer, give it away, said another voice, there's nothing to be done. Let them drink themselves to death. Let them go out and have a bit more experience. Except there was no sensible decision making here, nothing to be gained, nothing to be said. I've made a mistake, you've made a mistake, carry on.