a new bottle of whiskey
freshly opened, it's contents on ice

when you drink liquor like it's beer
it hits you hard

numb from the pills
you helped some woman with a broken foot
pay for her prescription

she gave half of it to you

go home, you're told by a couple of different people

your friends "can't" give you a ride
you stumble to the bus stop.

15, Red River to Downtown
that works, you get on and sit down

so tired, you wake up over an hour later
"hey," the driver says, "where you going?"

"downtown"

you'd passed downtown unconscious
a long time ago

shit.

the driver takes you as close as he can
Riverside Drive

sobering up, you realize you have a problem

but it's of no matter, you got home okay tonight