Midnight Roads

midnight roads

have never felt

so alone

headlights burning

down highways

less traveled

looking for something

to push me

over the edge

something

I swore

I’d never

return to

the numbness machine

the monster

meshing

with a broken state

corrupt data

running wild

a manic pulse

distorting

ones and zeroes

conditioned

and unconditioned

to the highs

and lows

of addiction

I felt the signal

drop

and lost

control

I chased the light

but crashed

on the fall

now I continue

down roads

never traveled

with a new

way of seeing

midnight roads

are less alone

my star

burns brighter

now that I’ve

awoken

to a new

lease on life

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