Just One More...

It's about addiction.

You're everything to me
And you're my worst enemy
I can't get enough of you
But I wish I never had to be around you
I can't escape you, you're everywhere

From cradle to grave
It feels like you'll follow me everywhere
Calling me, ringing a bell hypnotic
Three times plus one you're always true
In between and to send me off to sleep
Relaxing me from the weight of the world
One moment of you can be something special
And instantly become regret

"Damn the consequence!" I say to my self
Tomorrow I will show you who's the boss
I'll turn over a new leaf, become bolder, better
Not turn to you and your comforting ways
But today I just need a pinch of paradise
Just a taste of that sweet sensation
A happiness, a serenity, a lingering regret

I've told you a million times how much I love you
Even though I realize such a statement is strange
For something that fades so quickly from my gaze
And into the depths of my being
You are the energy I need to survive
But you are weighing me down
Lifted and elevated in my mind
Drown and pulled in my world
You are the cruelest of lovers
But still, I can never say no

To part with you would mean death
But to keep you in my life is a dangerous tightrope walk
"Just a little bit" I say to my self
"One more time, just one more" to justify my desire
"This is the last time I swear" to my muted conscience
Just that taste to make the world feel right
If only for one brief moment with you

Author's Note

It's about addiction. In particular dependence on food. People tend to either laugh or dismiss it, but it exist. The pleasure center of our brains can get lit up by various things, sometimes things we normally do, but taken to an extreme. It's one of those things where it's hard to see it like something to be concerned about because we as a world tend to make fun of the overweight and not try to understand that it's not as simple as just overeating with everyone, or poor diet choices. Step out of the lines you draw and you might see what was there.

Reviews

[pal]

A good one. Great write.
Pal