A GOODBYE LETTER TO ALCOHOL

DEAR ALCOHOL,
HEY OLD BUDDY.  I HAD TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE AND I FIGURED YOU WERE PROBABLY WONDERING WHERE I'VE BEEN.  ACTUALLY, I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU...WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS ANYMORE.  YOU'VE BEEN WITH ME WHEN THINGS WERE GOOD, AND WHEN THINGS WERE BAD, AND WHEN THINGS WERE JUST...THINGS.  BUT, I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT YOU WEREN'T A VERY GOOD FRIEND TO ME.  YOU'VE HURT ME.  YOU'VE HURT MY FAMILY.  YOU'VE TAKEN SO MUCH AWAY FROM ME THAT I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHO I AM ANYMORE.  I USED TO BE FULL OF LIFE, ACTIVE, AND HAD LOTS OF FRIENDS.  NOW YOU KEEP ME ALL TO YOURSELF AND I AM DULL AND LIFELESS.  YOU MAKE ME LOSE MY TEMPER AND YELL AT MY WIFE.  YOU'VE DRAINED ALL MY HOPES AND AMBITIONS AND REPLACED THEM WITH NEGATIVITY.  YOU ARE THE RELENTLESS, WICKED LITTLE VOICE IN MY EAR THAT TELLS ME I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH.  I LEARNED TO LOVE YOU, AND NOW I'VE LEARNED TO HATE YOU.  YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE ANYMORE.  I KNOW YOU WILL FIND MANY MORE FRIENDS TO REPLACE ME.  MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON THEIR SOULS.  GOODBYE.