Why try?
Why try to be dry?
What might occur?
A social slur
Whining for wine
A vodkaless void
All things fizzy
Make you dizzy
Don’t really care for alcopops
Always taste of sugary slops
Avoid ruthless piratical rum
No making merry with sherry
Life feels queer
Without beer
Whistfully wishing for whisky
Gin a major sin
Acting with glee
Faced with herbal tea
Fortified by water
Filling us with cheer
The challenge of staying clear
Of any percentage proof
Might make us appear
Sensible and aloof
Please don’t judge
When we try
To get through January dry