days have dragged on and sped up and mashed into one lump of sober time. one year heroin-free. here we go again. i once again add up the clean time and slip it in my back pocket as i move through life, always wondering if the grass really was greener and if the brown would… Continue reading 365
Tag: recovery
HOLY SMOKES
I’m in the male-gaze stage of the relapse. I'm four months back on the wagon, and I need to get my thrills somehow because newsflash: early recovery sucks. So here's a poem inspired by my latest situationship, because dating a man truly is a humiliation ritual, especially if you date the type I go for.… Continue reading HOLY SMOKES
the detox diaries
This is the last time I put myself through this, I keep telling myself. Just like I had told myself last time, too.
