His problem was identified.
People would say, “He drinks too much.”
Typically, he staggers home in the early hours.
He falls onto his bed and passes out.
He has nightmares throughout the night.
He sleeps through his alarm.
He misses his bus.
He arrives at work late, again.
The boss fires him.
He goes to the pub.
He drinks all day.
He is told he has had too much to drink.
He is rude to the landlord’s wife.
He is thrown out.
He is mugged on his way home.
He is easy prey.
He puts up a fight.
He is stabbed.
He lays bleeding for a while.
He draws his final breath.
He lays unnoticed for a while.
A man walking his dog finds him.
The man calls the police.
Two detectives arrive.
They confirm that he is dead.
They find his wallet with ID.
One of them says, “I know him; he drinks too much!”
