I wrote this in December of 2008. It’s pretty obvious it’s about drug use, but I really think it could be about any type of addiction. On a funny note (because the poem is not funny at all), the only reason I even remembered having written it was because my Shih Tzu Zeus will not stop licking this one spot on his hind leg. I literally told him, “Zeus! Stop it! I know it’s an addiction, buddy, but this has to stop before you go bald.” Yes, I talk to my dogs. I was getting ready to post to this blog as I said it. Then it hit me that I had written several poems about addiction. Obviously, they’re much darker than my little dog licking his hind leg. I hope you enjoy. Please remember to credit me if you choose to use any of my work.
Just One More Time… 
That’s all.
It’s not like I’m
Addicted.
I know I told her
I’d quit.
That I chose her
Over It.
And I have chosen
Her.
But it’s
Just One More Time…
That’s all.
It’s not like I’m
Addicted.
I know she doesn’t like
The Stuff.
I know it goes against
Her morals.
She was raised
Differently
Than I was.
It’s just a party thing.
But it’s
Just One More Time…
That’s all.
It’s not like I’m
Addicted.
I know I have bills
To pay.
I know I hang out with
The wrong people.
I know I made
Promises
That I’ve broken.
But it’s
Just One More Time…
That’s all.
It’s not like I’m
Addicted.
She knows
I lie.
Yet I still do it.
She knows
I use.
Yet I still do it.
She knows
I’ve broken my promises.
Yet I still do it.
She knows
That I can’t quit.
Yet I still do it.
She knows
That I’m killing myself.
Yet I still do it.
She knows
She’ll have to let me go.
Yet I still do it.
Just One More Time…
That’s all.
I like the repetition in this poem. It adds to the looped in feeling of addiction.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. You are so right about the looped feeling of addiction. You hit it perfectly.