I gave up the drink

because I found

I was too good at it,

in the end no amount of Scotch

could take me down

but a small sniff of Brandy,

could truly screw my head apart

as I found one afternoon

in Oxford.

I could dive bomb with Dublin

water and sink the black

on the pool table all night long

but a sniff of Brandy would lead

to all sorts of problems.

Richard and I could drink Gin

whilst playing snooker, one night we barely