“He is a greater friend to the bottle, than the bottle is to him.”

[garnigal]

He had such potential. Everyone said he had a bright future, that he was life of the party. Charming and sharp.

But you can’t be the life of the party without being at the party. Can’t be charming without someone to charm.

But the bottle made him dull. And the parties made him tired. And the people went to college and left town.

So he was left behind with nothing to show for it but a brown paper bag and a half empty bottle.

And they all shook their head and whispered, ‘what a waste. He had such potential.’