A Joyless Happy Hour

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That's a pretty good piece. Everyone battles their own struggles. It takes courage to admit that fault, to understand that a behavior is unhealthy. But it takes even more to express that it becomes an addiction. And you did so beautifully in a short, very deeply felt poem. Great job, things will get better.

I think you could improve the fifth line - drowning the demons inside oneself seems a bit cliche. However, I liked the oxymoron in the title ('joyless happy') which is nicely reflected in the final line of the poem (you can't wait to do something you resent).

Neat poem. Had a lot of meaning!