Let go of me Every corner I seem to turn you are there, Calling my name when I try and blot you out, Tugging on my shirt sleeves shouting my name, Every friend I seem to have is also yours This makes them less than friends of mine But still we gather in your name alone, I try to walk away from you but all to no avail, You never seem to let me go; you've become my instinct, In my thoughts I seem to see so little else but you, My life a little tedious I went and let you in, Now you've come to stay with me, a shadow is all I am, Day by day I curse your name but it’s all in vain A wretched creature is what I've become a sub human thing, But yet each day I do the dreaded rounds, street to street Start the desperate search, not ceasing till I have you Then I join the others you've enslaved, and own. I breathe for you, I live for you, what do you give in return? Degradation and deprivation is all that you provide Where do I finish, where does the road you opened lead Here is where it end’s, here is where you’ve left me Sleeping in a filthy bag, scratching at the lice No one looks in my direction; your grip is duly noted. They know from one smug look, I’ve been and let you in Cold and steely glance’s, walk past and take their chances I remember the feeling when I first knew you Many times I have seen you since, not one can compare Taking control of me body mind and soul You have no conscience... I realise now Never once did you think of me just did what suited you Now I am here, wishing I wasn’t, but still rooted, Until the day you decide, that you’ll let go of me They say it’s me that should let go, move on, But I have no power over anything now, You’re the one with the cast iron grip on me In the midst of you, not one thing matters more. And in this way I will remain until you let me go.
Reason for writing:
Edited longer version of a poem about drug addiction.
Birth sign: Gemini
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