Two Months
Two months slowly ticked by.
The cravings had come and gone, yet I persisted.
I grew weak.
I drove to the store and purchased a bottle.
It sat next to a glass of ice and can of Coke Zero for several minutes.
I removed the safety seal, yet the bottle remained closed for several more minutes.
Finally, I poured a glass, mixed in the soda and drank.
Then I repeated.
It was October 6 and I felt like I failed.
The next morning, the nearly full bottle went out with the garbage.
Two days have slowly ticked by.
