College

he dropped all of his classes
and walked from campus
to Lake Michigan

the question of what to do with his life
was only answered with
"you're too young to play it safe"

so he didn't

mastering bars for the cheapest drinks
and the safest stumbles home
he played with the incorrigibles 

eleventh hour parties with crazies
it was easy to blend in

the whole thing was cliche
but he never minded cliches
so he kept at it

he got good at it

one girlfriend called him
"the best drinker ever"
never minding the tone in her voice
he took pride in it

heartbreaks were another addiction

he knew that fuckin' pain was coming
he would do it anyway
he had to

when it did finally come
he would almost welcome it
take it for a hellbent joyride
creeping around seedier bars
partaking in seedier activities

it was all part of the story
he had to have a story

and now that he has one
he's gotta figure out an end

and whether
or not
the next one
is a sequel