Drinking, Denial, Damage, Done

By David Eric Northington

Take a dose of "Ordinary People" and "Leaving Las Vegas" with an influence of Anne Sexton and midwestern suburban upbringing and you get "Drinking, Denial, Damage, Done." It is the collection of poems dealing with the chronic illness/death of a parent and the suicide of sibling from the perspective of a recovering alcoholic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Oct 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781329289635

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Drinking, Denial, Damage, Done

DRINKING,

DENIAL,

DAMAGE,

DONE

DAVID ERIC NORTHINGTON

All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2005  David Eric Northington

ISBN 978-1-4116-5092-3

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the permission in writing from the author.

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Contents

I.

Drinking, Denial, Damage, Done

Permanent Insanity

Together Soon

Final Act

Heart Failure

Death March

Countdown

The End

The Hourglass

Mom

Suffering

Scribbles

Tracheotomy

Reconciliation

The Tears

Courage

Mom In A Box

Mother's Day ‘05

63

Stagnant Walls

Wife, Mother, Best Friend

II.

The Wind Blew Cold On A February Day

Scream

Dear Scott,

The King Of Repression

Dining Room Table

Drowning

Forgetting

Forgotten Son

The Hallway

Goodbye

Happy Days

Leftovers

Emotions Like Beer

Addiction

Simple True Love

All Disappointed

Bad Judgment

Beer Commercials

Powerless

ETOH

For Elliot And Stephen Jesse

The Bridge

Loser

Author’s Note

This book is written based on experiences over the thirty-nine years of my life.  The title