Analysis of Whiskey Tears



Take the whiskey from my hand. I don’t need it anymore.

It leaves me lying to myself. It leaves me lying on the floor…

Sitting here in the dark, staring at pictures of you. Some of them just break my heart. But at least they pay their dues…

Another day just passes by. Man, it’s slowly burning like hell. I made a promise not to touch another drop. But it’s obvious I’ve failed.

There are moments that I try to hide, in the shadows of the night. You can smell it on my breath. I just lost another fight…

So take whiskey from my hands. I don’t need it anymore.

It leaves me lying to myself. It leaves me dying on the floor...

If I can promise you tomorrow, there would be no yesterday. I can’t handle all this sorrow. I can’t handle all this pain.

You know I’ll never understand… so take the whiskey from my hands…


Scheme A A X X X A A X X
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111111101 111101111110101 101001101101111111111111111 01011101111010111101011101011110011 11101111100110111111111110101 1110111111101 111101111110101 11110101111110111011101110111 111100111010111
Characters 847
Words 171
Sentences 19
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 69
Words per line (avg) 18
Letters per stanza (avg) 69
Words per stanza (avg) 18

About this poem

I wrote this poem the last night I drank while I was drinking. I was ashamed of myself. I drank for over 20+ years. I've been sober for 9 months since writing this poem. Sometimes I read it if I get any temptations.

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Written on April 25, 2023

Submitted by Asphault420 on February 16, 2024

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Brian Calhoun

I am a 42 year old, divorced father of two beautiful daughters. I love to write poems and songs. I also enjoy sports and going to events such as concerts. more…

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