When I told hubby I was
ready for pregnancy,
Chardonnay, I had to
legally separate from thee!
About fetal alcohol
syndrome I was forwarned,
So our affair went on
hiatus, indefinitely postponed .
Though not a big drinker I
missed my libatious lover,
Our relationship one could
not put asunder.
We were parted for almost a
year,
Whether you'd remember me
was my fear.
For nine long dry months
how I watched others enjoy you,
To not partake in the
nectar of the gods made me feel blue.
Well-behaved was I,
avoiding you completely full stop.
Each time my eyes met you I
tasted not one drop.
While I never craved you
before my pregnancy,
Your absence made my heart
grow fonder of thee.
Upon the departure of my
baby from the womb,
Very quickly thereafter our
old love returned in full bloom!
With an inconsolable crying
baby,
Nightly imbibing is what
saved me.
Only one glass and
sometimes only half-full,
Enough to drown out the
sobs of which my head was full.
Soon wine with dinner was
added to the mix,
Adding a second glass to my
nightly fix.
Loving my child greatly but
from her screaming wanting to flee!
My sweet baby's colic was
making an alcoholic out of me!
Decidedly returning to a
teetotaler state,
Commited to no longer being
an inebriate.
I poured out the wine
removing every drop from my house,
Forced to join me on the
wagon was my faithful spouse.
And to combat baby's
nightly colic shriek and shout,
I purchased ear plugs to
drown her cries out.
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