Addiction

"Dedicated in Loving Memory of  David Wayne Cronk"
"Died due to his addiction Dec.31st '1995"
Look in the mirror.
It's called the pain of living.
When you build the walls brick by brick,
No longer giving.
You inject your escape into your veins.
Living life made you crazy,
But this is even more insane.
Reality is gone with each ,
and every sub-mission.
Only you can stop this mad,
destructive addiction.
You've lost friends and family,
These people have lost hope.
Is it really worth it
to keep doing all this booze and dope?
I walk slowly away,
with tears in my eyes.
I'd rather remember from before,
Then to watch you slowly die.
If killing yourself is what you want to do,
Know too, that something died inside of me.
The pain you feel is still there,
and addicted you're not really free.
J.D. Chambers ©  1993
Published in "Island Journey's" 1996