Every time I see you
You give me a different reason
For having another drink
At least you still feel
Like you need to give me a reason
It gives me hope
That even though this is the only way I know you
You are someone different in your own eyes
There is another you
A you I might not have known
Able to cope
Someone only you remember
And aspire to be again
Even if it is only for the moment
Just before you put the styrofoam cup to your cracked smeared red lips