A habit can stay small
for as long as you keep calling it one.
Just One Glass follows the quiet negotiation behind an ordinary evening routine. One drink is a way to switch off, tomorrow is always the day to skip it, and every familiar excuse keeps the question comfortably at a distance. Lisa knows she could stop. The more revealing admission is that, for now, she doesn’t want to.
I pour a glass around 8:30
Call it winding down
It’s been a long day and I’m still switched on
I tell myself it’s nothing
Just a way to pause
Nothing dramatic
Just a little break
I’ve done this before
I’ll do it again
Just one glass
Just tonight
Just to smooth the noise inside
Just one glass
Nothing more
I’ve said that before
Phone buzzes past midnight
Old chats I can’t delete
Scrolling slowly
Let it run instead
Alarm comes too early
Head a little heavy
Coffee too strong
Promise I’ll skip it tomorrow
I’ve done this before
I’ll do it again
Just one glass
Just tonight
Just to smooth the noise inside
Just one glass
Nothing more
I’ve said that before
I could stop
I could walk away
I just don’t want to
Just one glass
Just tonight
Just to smooth the noise inside
Just one glass
Nothing more
I’ve said that before