alcohol based conversations

saying things you end up regretting becomes a whole other art form when you say things during phone calls made while in a drunken state.

the added creativity and spontaneity-albeit slurred and time-delayed in your brain- increases the chances of you saying things which will be as hard and as painful as removing an impacted wisdom tooth with a pair of pliers and no anesthetic.

you say things which can be offensive, hurtful, disturbing, irritating.

or funny, sweet, charming.

whatever adjective is used to describe what you say, one thing is almost -take note almost- always constant.

it's god's honest truth.

and maybe that's why you end up regretting those alcohol based conversations. you say things your particular reality is not prepared to hear, and you end up disturbing fragile peace.

but then again being drunk is such fun, and offers the most perfect excuse. and in the morning when the hangover is punishing you for your talkative spell the one comfort you can derive while you're anticipating the backlash that is almost always honesty's- and spontaneity's- unspoken companion is that

you never would've said that sober.