our addictions

it's an addictive world
we live in.

so much out there to soothe us.
so many ways
to numb the pain.

we pick and choose what
feels
best
whether food, or drink.
the highs
of love, real or imagined.
sex
in various forms of
undress.

we comfort ourselves
with our drug of choice.
the needle,
the pill, coffee
and cigarettes.
our phones feeding us
an opioid
with the next call, the next
text.

work, or exercise.
money too, the score, the things
we buy.
we wake up
and begin to make ourselves

feel better about whatever
trouble
or pain
we might be in. it's an
addictive
world we live in.

cold turkey, cold turkey,
my jittery friend.