Devil of the High

6/1/10 part of a poetry compilation "on addiction" for a Creative Writing course I took this past year.

Tell the truth to no one

never lose the lie

never lose the feeling

The Devil of the High

The tingling in your fingers

the stars inside your head

the pounding in your eyeballs

Dangling by a thread

What you'll do just to feel it

rising through your arms

the needle in your body

succumbing to its charms

Lying to your mother

Stealing from your dad

Thriving in your sickness

Living to be bad

You can never kick it

I will always be right here

The nasty little habit

Every parents fear

The always present demon 

The secret hidden lie

The only constant partner

The Devil of the High

Author's Note

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