HIJACKED HOPE
She lay upon the bathroom floor
Pale soft skin
Black and white ceramic tile
So cold
Sterile
Her fetal curl
Hopeless brace
Against the next vicious attack
Nausea
Racks her frail frame
Palsied reaction
Violent trembling
Cold sweats
Another sleepless night
Clutching to hijacked hope
Withdrawal junkie demons
Merciless
Wretched
Screaming committee
Bombards her racing brain
Fierce temptation
“Just one more fix will make you well”
48 hours of coming down
She reaches for the filthy needle
Craving simply
To drift away
© Bill Grimes Jr. 2006
