Addiction



the more i want the less i need
til those wants turn into needs
it drains me inside and out but i still crave for something more.

the need for something more
the more i need the less i want
the cravings built and pent up inside like nothing more
like the very hair on my head is picked and pulled apart by you

i'm like this because of you, you know that right?
i turn to these cravings to help me forget the past of you
i still stand today because of these cravings and helpless needs
because before my only need was you

but you left me with a dark hole in my heart
something to be filled by drunken thoughts
missed calls and messages to your cell
but the cravings help me push past it all

it might not be what it is right
but who can decide between the thin line of right and wrong?
you might not have thought it through
but the cravings help to clear my vision and see right through

so tell me, what would you do when you can't see what is right and wrong
when your wants turn into needs of self doubt and harm

this is because of you cant you see?
or are you blinded by the sheer self doubt of dating me?
am i that broken or too far gone for your pitiful words that i do not seek

or should i just turn to the only thing that fills my dark desperate hole in my heart of need.

About this poem

Wants vs Needs delving into mental health and addiction.

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Written on August 11, 2022

Submitted by bella.temb2 on March 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABC CXCD EDBD XXXX EFDD FX GGX A
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,284
Words 275
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 1

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