No alcohol, no drugs -

serotonin that floods

through your body

until it stops.

 

Quiet world, loud thoughts

medication that doesn’t turn it off.

A roller coaster high 

until you fall, the pain so sharp

you’ll feel it all. 

 

Norepinephrine

a middle name,

anxiety the friend you talk to

everyday.

 

Empathy unreal

as if you can somehow feel 

the heartbeat of 

every person you love

(& don’t).

 

A state of inebriation. 

No alcohol, no drugs -

emotions you fear

you’ll never be cured from.