The moment you touched my lips I was hooked

I inhaled you deeply and held on to you tightly

Your poison rushed through my body gripping my entire being

Before I realized what was happening you become more than a want

Soon you were a need that tugged at my mind, soul, and heart

You were a danger to me

You were the one thing in my life that allowed me to be bad

Encouraging my addiction by calming my frayed nerves

Soothing my anxiety with every inhalation

You held me tight in your grasp until I began to feel smothered

The tighter you held me the further you pushed me away

In the beginning your danger excited me

I felt mighty holding you between my fingers

Until the danger I had once craved began to crush me

I had to quit you I had to let you go

No longer would I allow you to control my life, moods, and feelings

Giving you up was not easy until the day I no longer needed you

I exhaled your black smoke and crushed your ashes

I put you out for the last time

No more relapses

I will not collapse in weakness at the very sight of you

My body will not tremble when someone speaks of you

Rage will not encompass me until your blackness has penetrated my body

I am over you, your effect is gone, the craving is gone, the need is gone

I have won the battle and the war

I am me again