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Addicted to Life
Things are addicting
When your're alive and living
I crave attention and appraisal from friends
But when I find these things near me
I f*** things up and they end
I'm addicted to laughter and TV and music,
To mac & cheese, nuggets, and fries
Addiction is a disease
Like a leash, it tethers you
Whoever says otherwise lies
I'm addicted to weed
I smoke every day
I'm addicted to my pills but don't take them
When the time comes to give up my vices
I come up with excuses to say
I'm addicted to picking
My scalp, cheeks, and lashes
It hurts but I like the tears in my eyes
Addiciton is a disease
That creeps up and controls you
Whoever says otherwise lies
I'm addicted to cutting
Just a slight tear in my skin
I do it to feel alive
But when I'm addicted
It gets kind of scary
Because I start to feel little inside
Addiciton is a disease
It's a change in the neurons and mind
Not something to get over
Whoever says otherwise lies
I'm addicted to death
thoughts of murder, torture, and crime
With each growing instance
I'm exposed to such images
I wonder when it will be my time
My addiction is growing
With obsessions of darkness and death
and with each urging thought
To come through my addicted mind
I wonder what I might do next
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Following Demi Lovato's overdose, I noticed a narrative of hopelessness and lack of endurance when discussing addiction and drug abuse. As someone who struggles with addiction, I know this to be wrong and I want to show that addiction really is a disease of the mind and not a question of character.