It was like an awkward handshake
When I met him for the first time.
Others urged me to take a break
But I just indulged more, a lot more,
Give or take.
He didn’t seem genuine until he smiled.
The smile arrived by mistake,
It hit me in waves of heat that soaked in my veins,
Suddenly my life was at stake.
This wasn’t a nightmare,
I was in love, for heaven's sake.
Tiger Morphine is what we called him.
Sometimes tar, smack, or even heartbreak.
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