FIX

The demon stood so near I could smell his putrid breath

Evil words spewed from his mouth as slime soaked rotten teeth clacked

‘this is the only way’

‘It has always been the only way’

His words sank deep into my belly

His voice had rotted my soul years ago

Or was it decades?

‘you need more’

‘remember yesterday?’

‘your craving is crying out to you’

I fell from my bed

The dirty sheets and blanket following me to the floor

I lay there, the smell of urine and filth filled me

Raising to my knees, I saw the needle sitting on my nightstand

It wasn’t empty

‘you don’t remember filling it?’

‘I did it for you, I love you’

I grabbed the needle

It felt so familiar

An old and terrible friend

My arm, my thighs, even between my toes

Looking at the bruised purple and green

I began to cry, again

‘YOU NEED ME!!!’

I can’t anymore.