The Choice Made Poem by Ima Ryma

In his poem, 'The Pains of Sleep, '
Samuel Coleridge tried to
Reason why his subconscious deep
Pained him with what his conscious knew,
But did not want to face awake,
That addicted he had become
To opiates and could not make
The choice to return to wholesome.
He hoped and prayed to God to aid
In ridding his subconscious of
Such dreams of hell his choice had made.
Indeed, opiates he did love.

Such pains of sleep he did abide,
Addicted till the day he died.