Jaundice Janis

Jaundice Janis
She's a ghost
Who says hello
Every day
Before going in
To silence the pain
That's been eating
Her away
She gets a few nips
At the store and
A few more drinks 
At the corner bar
Just like the Colonel
Before her, in a year
She'll fade like a dead star
In and out of rehab
Without a last word
And with no glory
She is just another 
Haunted story
With no money and 
A longer tab
A broken woman
With a slow beating heart
A failing fatty liver
With the devil's mark