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Inhale. Exhale.
Breathe, damn it, BREATHE!
He coughs, a heaving and rattling cough it is
Is this the last fit he’ll ever have? Will it ever end?
Once it finally subsides, he calms and takes another drag
The room fills with the sweet smoke of opium
It reflects against the mirrors of his defenses
See what you want, but know it’s an illusion

Silently, I open a door and step inside, but what I see is sad
The fire in the hearth is dying
And the scent of poppies overwhelms that of pine
He stares without seeing at the flames
A bottle of pills in one hand and a joint tucked between two fingers in the other
His lips move speechlessly, as though praying
‘For what?’ I wonder as the bottle slips and rolls a few inches away
I sigh loudly, but he does not turn; though his eyes are open, he slumbers
It’s too late for me to help him; if he is to change, he or someone else must instigate it
My presence is required no longer
I start to leave, but hear as he mutters,
“There is a nightmare for every dream”
I'm outside and the door closes behind me, separating us once more

May I never look upon those pale blue eyes again!
©2009-2010 ~horse-lady90
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Author's Comments

Beware of drug references. Of course, this is put UNDER the deviation, so for those who don't know me, this is just pointless XP

Anyways.

I heard some disturbing news two days ago.
Things aren't usually what a person expects.

I'm possibly making a mountain out of a molehill with this specific situation, but I was still compelled to write this. It hurt that much.

Though I've written another poem called "The Rush is Over" before this (which I don't think I've put up as of yet...), this piece here is the final one in the Opium series. I'll make a special folder and put the four poems in it in the order I'll have them be read in.

As for structure, you can see that I went with a totally different approach; usually I just do fixed poems and ballads, but here I just... wrote. I wrote hoping to end the romantic nightmare. And if I have any self-respect left, then it's ended, or the worst is over.

I'm sorry if none of this is making any sense. It's difficult to find words to describe my situation. That's why I didn't write a ballad this time.

So, as a lesson to all of you, make sure to look beneath the surface of something, or someone, you find interesting. You could be mislead by something as simple as a pair of glasses and a silly grin.

And so, enjoy another angst-ridden poem by Horse lady!

I'll try to write something happier soon. I mean it. I think.

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