by Alex Carrigan
After Darren C. Demaree
It runs in both sides
of your family. This beer
is mostly piss. You
earned one after dinner.
You understand moderation.
You’ve been drunk before.
You’re Irish, you can’t
help it. Better drunk at
home than behind the
wheel. Than while swimming.
Than in public. Than at
a wedding. Take another
sip. You’ll be fine. You
already used “Alcoholism
Runs in My Family” as
a poem title.
Alex Carrigan (he/him) is a Pushcart-nominated editor, poet, and critic from Alexandria, VA. He is the author of Now Let’s Get Brunch (Querencia Press, 2023).
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