Neighbours

A resilient addict with corona Believes he is immune as a stoner Puts Mary Jane on the mask And Jimmy Beam in his flask Fortifies his deluded persona Quite soon though his supply is depleted In withdrawal he feels so mistreated Smokes sanitizer And fertilizer Wrapped in loo roll not to be defeated Neurotransmitters cause havoc and pain When the lockdown forces him to refrain He chokes on puke bile Transforms for a while Self-harms until his bloody wrists are slain Meanwhile a former spirits abuser Thinks back to awful years as a boozer No more hangover Craving is over She's past being a paranoid looser Seclusion focusses on true virtues In quarantined times of imposed curfews She draws a frontier Clean sober and clear Freedom of sound mind with nothing to loose She combines pure logic and emotions Does no longer rely on fake potions She does not request Others to detest But found her soul and abstinent notion 09th April 2020