Category : Poems

Sub Category : N/A

A thief that comes in the appearance of something sweet

It crawls into the heart, body and soul

It runs through the blood vessels like it's what you must always survive on

Its absence leads to something related to hypoxia

You feel like life have left you until you get to see it again

Tears rolling down your cheek like a child that has just being flogged

Insanity in disguise, everyone taking their distance

Pacing up and down, like your world is about to crumble

The big bang theory taking place in your head, 

Your heart pounding so fast, a cardiac arrest on it way

Shivers all over your body,

Your temperature spikes quickly, like there's an existing virus in your system

Sweating profusely like the horses do, requiring rapid onset and efficient heat dissipation.

Anorexia sets in and food becomes filth to you.

Fighting so hard to be yourself but your neurons would usually fight back

Neural impulses "we want it" are sent to the brain

Psychopathy begins, seconds, minutes and hours.

The sanative mind going back to its state of grime

Alas! what makes you happy is here

Seeing it is enough to put you back in the state of equanimity

The neural impulse "I'm here" is communicated to the brain.

The sweat disappears,

The pounding heart becomes regularized.

Everything about the body system goes back to normal.

Just at the sight of the thing, the body is refreshed.

At this point, you feel on top of the world

This alone is enough to quench every thirst and hunger that might want to surface.

Eventually, you've done what you used to do and you're back to your right senses.

You wish you never went back to it

You wish you never saw it.

You couldn't help but do it.

It's not your fault but you needed your cravings

Not just your cravings but what you've become addicted to.

It's not just an addiction, it's a tolerance and a dependence

It has formed a habit that takes only time to be remolded.

Addiction is not easy to fight

As you must also fight the entire body system

How best would you do this?

Behavioral therapy and counselling is essential 

Medication and drug-based treatment should not be left out

Medical devices to treat withdrawal 

Treating related psychological factors, such as depression 

Ongoing care to reduce the risk of relapse

Give the victim a lot of time to heal

Gradually and consistently, reduce what they are addicted to

Keep an eye on them and wait for them to get over it

With time a victim becomes a VICTOR