The Life and Lies of an Addict

Look into these eyes, see how they glaze.

I’m sitting in this room yet not quite here.

Looking out at the world through a thick haze.

This trip is killing me I do fear.

Tie the thread, knot it good and tight.

With just a bit of scarlet in the vile,

Slowly you can see I am losing the fight.

What follows swiftly, the taste of bile.

Living a life full of lies and deceit.

Always hiding things, and secrets to keep.

The hold it has is too strong to defeat.

They all care so much, i can see them weep.

Isolating my family and friends,

Until this life comes to its bitter end.

By Alyssa Sammartino