I realise now
that you are
my addiction
I want to
snort you up
imbibe you
take you back
when I know you’re
no good for me
you are hazardous
to my health
yet I still ignore
the warnings on the pack
we have a fatal attraction
I cannot
put you down
I want to scroll
onto the next page
the one where
you’re not around
but I can’t
the return button
is jammed
and back you come again
I can’t shake you off
my delicious
toxic friend
Diane Scantlebury
