When I Am Drunk

I always know when I am drunk.
It's obvious to see.
People become much wittier
And irresistible to me.

I get much more confident.
And loud and brash and crude,
I blurt out every thought I think,
No matter how very rude.

I sway and stagger but don't spill a drop.
I dance better than I normally can.
I laugh off the embarrassment
When things don't go to plan.

But then I wake up the next morning,
Alone in bed again.
The drink helped at the pub last night,
But now it's back to pain.

It's much worse than a hangover,
This emotional hell.
My bedroom has turned into
An isolation cell.