Gnarled Hands Of Addiction Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Gnarled hands of addiction, always reaching out, trying
to grasp people's lives and destroy them.

Children and elderly suffer the most from this terrible
affliction, but those who are addicted cannot see this
truth.

As they continue destroying themselves, all around them
are affected by it.

Amazingly they don't care, their selves are the entire
universe and everyone must cater and tiptoe around them.

No money for food or bills, yet they always have it in
hand to pay for their various addictions.

Excuses for everyone except their pushers, as life falls
down upon those who love them, alienating and driving
them further.