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.
Overcoming My Ink Monster 