A text is the new black

A free verse poem describing how I feel after a recent heart break.

I sit and wait all day.

All i  want is a text from that one person.

Its honestly like a drug because once I saw their name pop up I felt so good.

Some people take drugs to feel better

And When people say drugs, they think of heroin or crack.

But my type of drug is seeing your 6 lettered name show up on my screen.

And the more i think of it, i realize how messed up that is.

I mean it is better than snorting crack but come on.

Letting you into my life was the worst mistake ever

Everything was so picture perfect

I got so hype when i saw your name on my phone screen

Everyday i felt good because of you

But then you stopped completely

It was like taking a drug addicts drugs away from them and locking them in a room with nothing

...Cold turkey

And now you are back but for the wrong reasons

You say one thing but really, you mean the opposite

I fall back to the old ways

Me sitting and waiting for the notification to go off

How could i be so stupid?

I should have known that it was too good to be true

But after all of this, your silence hurts more than a text back.

Author's Note

what do you think of it? What can I improve on?

Reviews

[Shannon]

This is very real, honest and very much a reality today. I can feel that.
Have you written a lot of poetry? Since you have asked perhaps consider using the passive voice more and focusing on the important phases, instead of creating full sentences. If you are interested, I can give some examples.
A piece with so much heart behind it.

[Guillermo Rodriguez]

Hello Alyssa,

My name is Guillermo Rodriguez, and really enjoyed this poem. I like the comparisons you made from the text to the drugs. I also believe when we get attached to someone, it becomes like a "drug." I learned this from experience too. Also, I have a poem similar to yours; but just in my own perspective of things. You should check it out, its called "Ungrateful Broad."

[The Twin Arenas]

It's alright. It's new. Like, it doesn't sound old fashioned. Stuff like this often sounds as though it's all been painted with the same brush, so caution yourself against that.

[JMaster1]

I think you have just described your addiction in a beautiful way

I love it , yes, its the new Drugs
I would add to that , people that waits for "Likes" , people that waits for reviews (here..)