These may not survive so long
as you're a real good Fighter
They may not even come to you
(It doesn't really matter)

What matters Is, that you do Not
just give it up, (and lose the Plot)
the Plot, it thickens, sometimes
and things get Real Involved
and we return, (hopefully),
….a little more "Evolved"

We realise, sometimes, our addictions
(though they seem, more like, …afflictions)
could be just that - we've been afflicted,
or affected, in some way, yes, …"affected"

Because. Something changes, when addicts Release
their "Demons Within", (So …"Easy to Please")
Please, - don't be Easy, (I hear "them" say)
Let their Reflections, See the Pain
From the Outside, (not Inside), again and again

Show your reflections you're Stronger,
And show them the Way, so they Last much Longer
The Way's not with words, and shallow requests
The Way is ahead, "Full steam Ahead"…!

Deny your addictions, as they deny You
The energy Feeds, Exhausting, too
The Body is Strong, (though the Mind is so Weak)
Who's in Control, when the Chemicals leak?

To Hell and be damned, if You, ever break
The Cycle of Life awaits, …just Take.!
Go on, take it, take it ALL
Suck it all in, Forget the withdrawal.

Pleasure-filled moments of Chemical Glee
And "escape from Reality", ….(not on TV)
Though in Life, (we assume,) that the Drama, it's Real
we DO create, - how we Do, - Want to Feel.

Happy or Sad, the sense of The Fear
Approaches, my friend,
as your Dealer draws Near
Chemical, Herb, a Person, (or Two)
Your Poison is Here, just waiting,
…for You

Yes,…YOU who do Nothing,
we'll get you, Too
There's nowhere to hide,
when the Demons are through
Through with someone else, (then they switch)
To Another soft touch, (or promising Addict)

Living their lives in the bodies of others,
Possessing the "Knowledge"
though, "missing" their Mothers
Missing it All, (in bodily Form)
Though Kissing it all,
Reality - ReFormed

The Experience, is All, (one way or Another)
GO for it, Sister, Go for it Brother…!!
Kiss it, Lick it, Suck it, Smoke it
Give it here, let ME just Toke it…

Take my Head away from Here
And let me See, that Sky, so Clear
That beautiful Place, we think is our Own
(Is somebody else's), when "they" are at Home

Secret Dreams, and Private Wishes
Become so Real, like, "In your Faces"
Though ….. Who's face IS it, is it Yours?
Or Someone Else's, here "On Tour"?

Experiencing Senses,
they Know, (they Cannot)
But YOU can, my Friend,
Come ON,…..Take, THE LOT…!
Give it to them,
in Huge, great Big Doses
No-one will Know,
(No-one supposes)

That it could be You, any time round,
You "bump" into Someone , and Hey, it's "Kapow"
Right there in your Face, your Dealer is Waving
Do they wave you "good bye", (or will they be "Staying"?)

The Choices are Many, my Friend, (I can Tell)
Better the Devil you "Know", (we can Sell)
The Promises Broken, the Dreams, Un-Realised
I see them All, within your Eyes

Reflecting, there right back at ME,
the Life Within ourselves, it's Free!
Freedom comes, and Freedom goes,
We're Slaves to Addictions,
we're Slaves, to our Foes.

We're ALL ………Slaves

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