James Knows All Too Well

Life can be quite tough as old James knows all too well His addictions for years had him in earthly hell He admits that to his nearest and dearest he has been unfair But he has finally won his battles with his ghosts of despair His addiction to alcohol and gambling for years were the bane of his life And cost him the love of his children and wife Many years of self induced poverty he has known And now in his mid seventies he lives on his own The cravings of his addictive mind he does deny Ten years without gambling and his body of alcohol dry So much to his demons in life he has lost Addictions of any sort to the addicted one comes at some cost In his mid seventies a likeable bloke He enjoys a good laugh and can tell a good joke With the help of alcohol and gambling anonymous he has returned from the brink of suicide That he is a man of courage of him cannot be denied For his alcohol and gambling addiction a huge price he has had to pay As his ex wife and family does not wish to know of him today But nowadays he lives with a smile on his face And he is one who has been ageing with grace.