At The Brink

Inspired by the final scene of House, MD Season 6 episode 22 "Help Me"

At The Brink Of

I sit upon the bathroom floor,

A bottle in my hand,

And a banging on the door.

A few white pills,

The need so grand.

To throw away all my recovery,

I’m not sure if I can.

Suddenly she’s there,

My lady so fair.

She makes no move to take the bottle from my hand,

Just sits with me and stares.

She tells me it’s my choice,

My control.

I can’t quite believe she’s here,

After staying away so long.

I question my sanity, if this is real or not,

And she looks me in the eye & asks if I have taken the pills or not?

I shake my head and she smiles,

And I smile back.

For the first time, I see the possibility of happiness,

Reflected in her eyes from mine.