The Interrment and Exhumation of My Dreams and Aspirations.
For the first time in years, I find my stomach in knots
and for the first time in years, it's not the result of a shot.
This unfamiliar sensation, caused not by a drug
was one that I knew, could not be swept under the rug.
Make no mistake! For the temptation was great!
to pull out the broom and make these feelings abate.
But for some baffling reason, which still alludes me
I went for the shovel, for I needed to see,
the cause of this unfamiliar lack of apathy.
So here I stand, shovel in hand
digging through clay, loam and sand.
Frequent thoughts arise of the broom and the rug,
but (for once!) I ignored them; on I dug
'To what end?' I questioned
What do I seek?
Why am I weak?
Can I have a shot?
Why can't I stop?
Why do I need
to constantly feed
off my own self destruction?
Why do I live to see that crimson eruption
of blood in a barrel
and the barrel in question
is not for shooting fish
its for shooting my life away
my one final wish
It was all revealed, as I continued to unearth,
and I was then overcome by an overwhelming sense of mirth.
Bemused and laughing, I realized now
the nature of the hole I had made in the ground.
The depth of the hole gave its purpose away
for it was six feet deep, and it was imploring me to stay.
As for its offer, I had to refuse
for I had realized what would happen if I continue to use
death is a certainty, this is obviously true
but today I will choose life, and for that I thank You.