May 30, 2006

Junkie

Need is a tall, dark ghoul
With skeletal fingers
And long, claw-like nails
Wrapped around your throat
Gripping tighter & tighter & tighter

Need is a drug
Boiled on a teaspoon
Sucked up into a grimy syringe
To be shot deep into your veins
Causing your mind to freeze
And your eyes to droop
As you travel beyond reality
Into a universe filled with nothing

Need ...

2 comments:

Kojo Baffoe said...

Thank you Swati. Trust you are well.

shine said...

Beautifully written sad reality for those who just don't know they already know.