When I have a glass of wine …Alone…
I am soon ready to groan…

With the first sip…
I am in a dip.

I crunch…
Feeling this emotional plunge.

And I fear…
Not ever being able to cope without him near

But then I remember I have already done so for five years,,,
And lately without shedding tears.

I cope most of the time…
But when alone should not drink wine .

I always try to be a role model…
And when guest leave without finishing the bottle…

It will be best…
To dispose of the rest.

I thought I could handle a glass alone …
But again I should have known…

By the first…alone sip…
I am in a dip.

It is better to waste the left over wine…
Than to risk not feeling fine.

So I pass…
Finishing this glass.