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Prose Challenge of the Week #39: Write a piece of poetry or prose about addiction. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
Cover image for post Deathbed Friend, by Hsaxe3
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Hsaxe3

Deathbed Friend

Constant nagging, nagging

At my brain

Is this me?

Am I insane.

I must, must, must

I must get it now.

But I'm broke

I'll get cash somehow.

Yes! I'm fucked

Right out my skull

I don't care that I'm in a hole.

In here I'll stay

In Numbing pain

When it wears off

Right back at it again.

How can I get it

I must have more.

“But that was the last time”

“You've said that

a million times before”

Just one more hit,

Just one more time.

I've just lost

My best friend of all time.

But you've got me

Until the end

I'll be your inanimate friend

You'll die with me

In your hand

I'll be your deathbed friend.