The First Sip
Mar 18, 2022
It was love at first sip
the first taste
the exhilaration
the taste of liberation
and the taste of relief
intertwined with pain
a way to breathe
but too young to know
the chokehold grip
the substance could hold
for this became a constant
for the years to come
a numbing method
relief entangled with guilt
like a horse with blinders
it turned into the product of a full night’s sleep
it turned into failing relationships
it turned into failing myself
love at first sip
the way it made me love me
for now I am in control
love at first sip
how damaging it turned out to be