the dopamine fix

it's stress,

trauma whether slight or large,

or ancient

from 

our childhood days

that sends us

to the bottle,

to the drug,

to the cigarette, and yes,

to sex,

and possibly

an early grave.

we need a fix to bandage

our wounds,

an elixir to fool ourselves

that for a few brief

moments

all is well again,

to dance once more

beneath the silvery moon.