When You Self Medicate

You are wrong to think that you can self medicate
With it all… sex, pills, drugs, self-harm, or alcohol.
You are not on the right path to see things straight.
In the middle of the night I will not answer your call
When you are suffering from withdrawal because
You no longer have what you need to get high and
Strung out. You only needed me when the buzz
Wore off, making you feel empty. I understand
Where you were coming from, but not where
You were going because you try to hide yourself
Behind it all so well, always masking your bare
Emotions. Your hands, browsing the bookshelf,
But never being curious enough to open a book
And discover the world’s wonders. You would
Rather believe your own twisted lies and hook
People with your version of the “misunderstood”
Truth. Your words are doing nothing to match
Your actions, walking away without a scratch.