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Xanax Blues

       
floating on little round orange        
swallowed them down        
on a Xanax cloud        
       
i've been burning bad        
in a world too bright        
anxiety demons on the prowl        
biting me demanding        
my peachy friend        
       
doc says they cause dementia        
with long term use        
cut my dose in half        
60 pills a month went to 30        
       
i've been struggling        
stomach flips        
highs & lows        
lets not forget the manic fits        
       
she's taking my drug away        
my coat of numb        
that covers all my sin       
says it's for my own good        
       
I rebel at her notion of salvation        
I live with delusions        
when anxiety escalates        
to the point I can't        
come down off the walls        
       
even my mania is welcome        
compared to the pain i've felt        
detoxing off this shit        
it's close to being dope sick        
       
I honestly thought I got this        
the idea of kicking it        
didn't make me trip        
now it's affecting my creativity        
has me drinking round the clock        
just to find I'm still in withdrawal hell        
       
benzos are not a toy      
to be messed with        
never thought      
to be a junkie again        
     
today I thought of getting a bag        
taking that dark elevator        
all the way down        
just to feel        
if only for a moment        
human again        
       
       
       
       
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