I search for bliss Exchange my dignity For chemical cures Wrench my soul From my anxious body To sink ever deeper Into the abyss Waves of ecstacy Fill charred lungs Resurface Only to have lost you Pain, red and hot Scars my skin Sell my heart Ache replaces love It is an all consuming hurt Shatters bones on red brick Cravings; deceptive serpents Twist around me Suffocating me Forcing me to drown myself once more