Keep Calm

rough draft

These drinks consume my body now--

And taking over my ever spewing mouth,

The liquid rebirths this fervent lust inside. 

Keep calm, mind, for you'll give us away. 

The drag I take, the poison I exhale--

And taking over my ever failing lungs,

The smoke covers my sinful malevolence.

Keep steady, heart, for you'll give us away.

The lies I breathe, the words I consume--

And taking over my ever decaying soul,

The secrets devour the last of my innocence.

Keep calm, darling, for you'll start to waste away.

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Every addiction has its beginnings in pain, an effort to conceal the pain or to deaden the bright nerve endings flickering with hypersensitivity. Keep calm indeed. I enjoyed the read.