A Deadly Daydream

Maybe overdosing wouldn't be so bad?
What if death wasn't the worst thing
That could happen to one of us?
What if there are demons under my bed
That scare me more than an
Absolute end, and hey—
What if it wasn’t the end?
What if death was simply the beginning
The start of something, better?
A chance to end one failure and
Wake up as someone else,
Someone able to stay sober,
The kind of person they’d be
            Proud of.
Maybe instead of an end to forever
Death is an opportunity or an open door
And all I have to do is walk through it,
To have a brand new life, to be pure.
This could be my second chance,
I could make all new decisions, learn
From my past mistakes and in this life—
I'll be sure to say, “No!” instead of,
“.. Yes.”
What if we could go to sleep and
Wake up feeling healthy and happy,
[ Free ]
With soft arms and clean veins?
What if we stopped living this nightmare
And finally started dreaming, again?