Sense Sonnet - Acher

Liver Die

At 19, I am way too young
To have a liver that is shot.
Doctors tell me with wagging tongue,
That 2 weeks is all I've got,
Unless a liver transplant's done.
But in order to qualify,
No more booze - zero, zippo, none!
For 6 months! I guess I will die.
I can do the arithmetic.
So from the hospital I sneak
To a nearby bar for a quick
Pick me upper - life is too bleak.

I don't care what the doctors think.
All I care is I wanna drink.