Seven Steps

Shock took over me as I watched you leave,
I inhaled the energetic cortisol.
Hooked to the blood pumping adrenaline,
The hazardous beat of my fall.

Denial took over me as I saw you with her,
I popped a pill to chaise the pain.
Sedated the agony of my heart,
And slept through the wretched rain.

Isolation took over me as I replayed every moment,
Stimulated by this dissolution.
Tried to pinpoint where it all fell apart,
Couldn’t be saved from this destitution.

Anger took over me as I listened to your lies,
Drank away the resentment and rage.
Lead to only a slurred speech of blame and fault,
The blackouts of a rampage.

Bargaining took over me as I couldn’t picture this world without you,
I needed my nicotine fix.
Pumped my lungs with pollution and tar,
Like all of your manipulative tricks.

Depression took over me as I couldn’t handle the loss,
Heroin coursed through my hollow vein.
Shot up bouts of sorrow and loneliness,
That’s all that seemed to remain.

Acceptance took over me as the awareness consumed,
Love exhaled from my body like a disease.
Realized the infectious past of all that you were,
And established my sobriety with ease.