Addiction and Recovery
Sometimes I need to escape
And where do I run
When the places I used to hide have been roped off
And boarded up, with DO NOT ENTER splashed across the walls
Where I once carved the names of everyone I loved
Sometimes I need to calm my pounding heart
And quiet my screaming thoughts
But where do I find peace
When the spaces I used to rest have been placed just out of reach
A mere suggestion in the distance
Sometimes I need to stop all the hurt
But what do I do
When the ways in which I have chosen to soothe
Have become monsters who torment me
And take off their masks to reveal
The many faces of myself I have been running from all along
