I Have a Message- Alcohol is Bad

I have a message
Alcohol is bad
Not even a drop
For man should be had

It wounded my heart
And killed my brother
He drove while drinking
And he killed another

This was not the start
Nor is it the end
Of my life lesson
More did descend

For he had a son
That never knew him
He had a daughter
That idolized him

My niece found a man
Just like her dad
He could beat and drink
Doing all that's bad

He killed her baby
While still inside her
And her, too, maybe
As there was naught inside her

She went back to him
With booze on the shelf
She ignored his faults
And thought naught of herself

And when he drank
It did not matter
Though she too was drunk
Her head still did shatter

There is more I've learned
Again and again
Not a single drop
I wish it would end

When I see you smile
With a raised up glass
I see only pain
While you see only class

I will leave right now
Drinking's not that fun
You may think it's cool
But, soon the bottles done

Enjoy your laughter...
Tomorrows the day
When my brother died
What more can I say?

When you are sober
And are able to walk
I have a shoulder
And an ear if you'd like to talk

Do you have control?
Then you are lucky
As others cannot
And, I think that is sucky

The cost for each pour
Does not seem enough
For it is much more
For body bags to stuff ($50.)

A comment I have sketched
(For I like to draw)
While my heart was wrenched
I put it on a straw

Soon these words reached
Unto every glass
Before you entertain to sip
Please say "no thanks, I think I'll pass"

For all the babies
Who too had to drink
Can you please pour this
Down the nearest sink?

For all the drivers
Who've been hit and died
Please remember them
And their last joyful ride

For those who've been raped
And for all who've been abused
Can you please turn away?
And leave the drink unused

For the homeless children
Who've naught where to go
Please hear their crying
May your love for them now grow

Who knows but drama?
There's a better life!
Full of promise
Though not without it's strife

You have to want it
And put away the past
With your eyes straight ahead
To the future, they should cast

There is a message
Inside a bottle
It says drink, drink, drink
But, don't taste a jottle