Darkness slowly revealing itself from the sinking void

That depth is the soul’s distance from its light

The world unhinged is the soul in distress

Spontaneous outburst is its desperation from imbalance 

Emotional upheaval its overwhelming weight in burden

Its mate — long gone

Pain is the soul’s love unquenched in that solitude

Sips of alcohol are the soul’s tears unshed —

Am I an alcoholic or is my soul weeping