The Alcoholic

you sparked something in me
that i cannot contain,
cannot tame,
cannot put out.
i knew from the moment
i looked in your face
that i would never forget you.
when your high-pitched laugh
played in my ears
i was shaken to the bones.

so long later,
and the sight of you
brings nothing to my heart.
but when you're in my passenger seat
fighting to stay alive,
i remember all those times
i held you
and thought you would never wake up.