Poem #4

Exhausting all motion going nowhere fast
In a hurry to stay still, fully stuck in the past
No emotions are present, but regret and despair
Oh, what a dubious pair
Telling me what i should or how i could
Never any foresight, save the negative would
I am its soldier it's my command
Forever its feeding and from my own hand
An addiction is like swimming in a pit of quick sand
Far from escaping, are we
A little above the neck now, no turning to see
The struggle we're avoiding is the cause of our misery
Learn how to be still constricted and bound
Turn to see the source of some sound
It's too far to be found
Cry out for help into the dark
Wiggle one hand loose out of its park
Sink a little deeper and reach out for an ark
Help is all that saves me in this hole that i be
Have to have faith and trust in my community
Takes a lot of work to repair all the bridges burned by me
The moral of the story is that i won't escape it alone
Communication and connection are skills i must hone
Because with disconnection and isolation ill just be skin and bone