Addiction Poem by Adrian Wait

I’m your friend
Come sup with me
Rest and relaxation
Guaranteed for free
In a tall glass assured
Comfort found
One sip leads to more
You deserve it
Unwinding assured
A restful landing
Memories blurred
Pain eased, relaxed
Over, Over, and Over
Over and over again
Eating time not food
Shackled to something
You can’t turn away
Invisible chains tighten
Just one to see me through
Quiet deception glares
Secrecy heightens
Silver-tongued lies
Discipline eroded
Sickness dwells
Time now consumed
Gradual realisation
Prisoner, deceived
No sign of an exit
Lights that used to guide
Fading dreams of yesterday
Diminishing, dying, so dark
Follow me - trust me
You are okay
No one notices
Drowning in self deception
Sweating, shaking,
Voices in my head
There not mine
Father of lies mocks
Wisdom in our own eyes
Dragged screaming down
The hallways of your brain
Clarion flashes of anxieties
Deeper, darker, colder
Liar of lies try some
Just one, buy some
Mocking days,
Forgotten nights
Nightmare dawns
Pain, twisting, addicted
Drinking to the dregs
Enough is never enough
Must have one in reserve
Hidden in plain sight
Wretched torment
Thorn in the side
That does not forgive
One last time
Escaping the downward
Spiral and ultimate
Crash and burn