The Addiction

Breathing,
inhaling,
rasping,
choking.

inhaling,
slow, slow, slow,
exhaling,
slower, slower, slower.

Eyes open,
Eyes wide,
Eyes dry,
Eyes red,
Eyes roll,
Eyes shut,
lashes flutter.

Feet walk,
feet stomp,
feet run,
feet trip.

Knees bend,
knees crack,
knees bleed,
knees break,
bones crush.

Hands reach,
fingers spread,
nails claw,
palms skinned.

Face sallow,
Face down,
face flat,
Face decayed.

Eyes hollow,
nose smashed,
lips pale,
teeth scattered.

Body ugly,
Body bony,
Body mangled,
soul dead,
body living,

living...

for the addiction.