You Own Me

From the very start I fell in love
with each intoxicating drug
Its warm serum flowing in my veins
the room spinning around while dark visions raided my brain
my thoughts compelled by wanting more of you
deeper and deeper in your snake pit hole
Nights spent with only you
no hunger for food nothing mattered any more
my once comfy home was gone
friends and loved ones turned away
I couldn't pray anymore
I had a need that only you could fill
all I could see in my mirror was a skinny young woman
with dark circles around her eyes
The alley was my new home
I found comfort from friends like me
lurking in the darkness like demons
stopping strangers on the street begging for change
just enough to buy a fix
Cold and dirty
all dignity gone
Still I reach for you once more
you greet me with your sweetest gift
I feel it prick my skin
sensations numbing my brain
evil thoughts make me insane
I know you will be with me when I die
you my friend will never say goodbye