reminds me of someone drinking to escape extreme boredom while fueling their self pity. I really like how you use kissing to describe the sip he takes at the end—it lends nicely to the metaphor of a relationship with the bottle. Good writing, mind numbingly sad sad sad, but a good expression of such things.

I agree with Tad- definitely an accurate portrayal of someone fighting of the numbness. Nice job, and welcome back to town.

i don’t really find this sad.
It’s sort of amusing, i mean, not in a ‘haha funny’ way.
and it just seems lonely. but that’s not always bad.