Addiction

I hear it, in the ringing of my ears

calling out to me,

in the turns of my stomach

from across the room.

Jack pleads for attention,

while Jose hands me a lime

with a touch of salt,

my afternoon snack.

They can sense my weakness

just at the sight of my unclear eyes.

I can’t see, feel, hurt

anymore.

numb…

frozen in time, like a statue

overlooking the lives of people that pass by.

I am an outsider

in my own, warm, tingling skin.

This life I once lived,

could have never been.

VIRUS,

I watch it, I feel it,

but I can’t control it.

Temporary heal,

I am of steal

they’ll never know,

if I think but do not show

Without you I am

no one

Jose, Jack

my life is out of whack

with you.

You punch my throat,

leaving the sting

of your hurt.

The abuse that I crave.

I’m lost without you,

as I am with you.

WARNING, WARNING, WARNING

The jumbled letters on the label

come together

to form.

One last drop

then ill stop

the pain will heal

once broken is the seal.