Abstractions of Addiction
A is for Addiction
B is for Blame
C is for Compassion
D is Deranged
E is for the Elephants, traipsing through the room
F is for Falling, failing, falling, flailing, fear of
G, for Getting: high, low, money, clean
H is for Higher Power who isn’t someone you know
I is for Ignorance, ignoring, ignored
J is for Jail bait, jail birds, the red yellow orange of Justicia
K is for Kicking over and over, kicking back, down, in
L is for Love, for losing everything and everyone
M is for Money, for me, mine, mother
N is for Never try them, Baby oh
O is the Poppy flower, the Orient Express
P for Paying, for Papas gone, prison
Q is for Qi, the circulating life force, veins
R is for Relapse, rehab, relapse, sorrow
S is for Serenity, the prayer before the step
T for Terrible, the disease, the terror
U is for Us mothers, kids, lovers, fathers, friends
V is for Very very hard to let go
W is Waiting and waiting: the phone rings, a door closes
X is for EXtra sad, extra happy, extra life, ex-wives
Yes, Y is for Yes, you are loved by your kids
Z is for Zealots who work to end the silence