To the One I Love When I Miss and Hate When I Have

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To The One I Love When I Miss and Hate When I Have

When you aren't around me

I feel trapped in a closing, plastic bag

Trying to treat myself better

But always knowing how to escape

And how to stop the drag

I see you everywhere I go

Whether it is at the store

Or at the house of a friend

As you stare into my mind

Because you know you have the power

To make my pain end

You are a power that needs the heat of fire

But turns a loving heart cold

You have taken many lives

Without any apology given

To those both young and old

Then finally, I collapse under the pressure

And put you by my side

As if we were always friends

I take you out

And the 19 others will follow

As I give you "one last light"

Dear Nicotine, I ask why

Why have I been targeted

Since I was in high school

I ask why

Why have I been taught

That using you is cool

I demand you answer

Because with my life, you rule

I throw you to the side

Along with your friends

I weep softly, kicking myself

I know I have to stop

But you're already in my head

I pick you back up

And we make amends

Author's Note

Ignore if some of my rhyme schemes are off, punctuation is weird, etc. Just trying to get a message out

Reviews

[CJScrawls]

So subtly expressed every emotion. Great work!