Nepenthe

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Strange.

He handed me a peg of whiskey

and said 

"Swallow your grief,

with every sip. 

You will be as good as new!"

I laughed.

How will they ever know

that it's not the spirits that

dissolve my pain.

They are not the clouds 

that eat up the stars

and pour down as rains.

The sky, perhaps feels lighter.

But that doesn't work for me.

If you want me to forget 

the pain,

give me another!

Else, I won't be able to 

weave expressions

around my fragile life

that keeps breaking

making  me feel alive!

Nepenthe (Greek) : something that can make you forget grief or suffering.