"It starts with a headache, but ends it emptiness. It starts with a puff and ends with a coffin. Sometimes an addict can't get over their ways of addiction, it's like their addiction has a chain around their throat that tightens every time they go a while without their fix. It feels like you can't breathe. And I can understand it cause I am an addict, and it's hard to breathe right now, and I know the chain is tightening, but it feels like I have a cloud wrapped around my throat just as well helping me from succumbing to my demons. I know they're all in my head screaming I need it, but I know I don't. For once I can be sober and be okay with it, and it marks a big step for me in life because well, soon enough these chains around my throat will leave me and fall beneath my feet. But for now, my family of friends is the cloud around my throat, and without them I wouldn't be able to sober up completely like this. With them, I know I can do anything to improve my life, and I know I'll have all the support and encouragement I need to do it."
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The Thoughts of An Addict
PoetryThese are just some thoughts I've had struggling with addiction myself, and seen people struggle with addiction. It's a rough path to go down. I hope you enjoy.
