Addiction

I think of it first each morning,
It comforts before bed each night,
This addiction has total control,
I relinquish without a fight.

At first, like all additions,
I could take it or leave it alone,
Than it became a god in my life,
I wouldn't have started, if I'd known.

Within; my body acted like,
A spoiled child not getting her way,
Often I'd spend my last dollar,
To satisfy its demanding crave.

Today I took my life back,
I quit, once and for all,
I'm depending on my Lord,
Keeping me from stumbles or falls.

Recovered alcoholic, 22 years.
January 26, 2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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