Addicted

Addicted

You’re better than weed, 

You make every bite better, 

Every stupid, whimsical thought

Profound and scrumptious

In its quiet rumination and in

Its babbling cross-currency.

   You make me hungry for 

Your nearness. 

You’re better than bourbon,

You make every sip better, 

Every slow-drawled utterance

Complex and caramelly

In its slurred sophistication and in 

Its warm Kentucky-embrace.

   You make me thirsty for

Your nearness.

You’re better than cocaine,

You make every breath better,

Every numb-tongued, naughty sniff

Energized and sharp-edged

In its quick-paced tangencies and in

Its consciousness streams.

   You make me tingle for

Your nearness.

You’re better than heroin,

You make me dreamier,

You’re better than sildenafil,

You make blood throb 

More in flexed extremities,

You’re better than Xanax,

You make me chiller,

You’re better than chocolate.

You’re better than sweet tea.

You’re better than caffeine

And meth

And money. 

You’re better than me,

You make my life—this world—better,

Every single moment, every atom

In the universe made whole

In its overflowing complexity and in 

Its simple perfection.

You make me crave

With every nerve,

With every heart-flex,

With every chromosome 

In my—changed-by-you—DNA,

With every bit of who I am:

Your nearnesss. 

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