Addiction

My mind
Rips it
From me.
Tearing
Me to shreds.
Images
Embedded
I cannot escape.

My body
Rips it
From me.
Leaving me
Tattered
And broken.
Altered
Forever.

Frozen
In time
This former
Image of
Myself.
As I scream
Although
No sound
Comes out.

Years ago
And miles away
I still
Want out
Sometimes.

This battle
Rages on
In my mind
And heart
And soul.
Demons
Battle.
Forever
The clinking
Of swords.

Will I ever be free?