Protege Poem by Jessy Liz

I need you like a drug addiction
Like water in my veins
I need you like the coming down
On all my better days
I need you like a pain killer
Like pills with every name
I need you like a cigarette
After legs go separate ways
I need you like another flaw
Like a stain set in on suede
I need you like a birth defect
On this cold, hardened runway
I need you like a weakness
Like a trait that makes me prey
I need you like a bad influence
Because I'm your protege