Co-

dependency

You think you are so original, so one-of-a-kind, so obscure.
Yet every night it’s the exact same thing,
Drinking, kissing, fucking everything,
Until it’s all hazy, all a blur.

The next morning, as you come again,
You call me Love, and explain
That this thing we do, it’s something more,
It’s not true, its something insane.

Crazy to believe that we don’t just use each other,
Can’t you see that we’re the same
We crave each other’s joy and pain,
No love here, no need to bother.

I’m not bitter, not better, no worse,
You’re not right, not wrong, nothing more,
My eyes are wide open, I see it all,
We feed off each other, you next, me first.




*writer's note: "Co-" is co-dependency. Sometimes friendships are addictive, and the give and take can be like a car wreck in slow motion. You never know who the victim will be, and how high the death toll.
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I really suck at comments for posts like this. but, I wanted you to know I read it so here goes.

This definitely hits the mark on Co relationships. I think this kind of relationship is far more common that people think.
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Kelly: that was a great comment! Actually, I never really know what to write regarding poetry or some other creative writing attempts, but thanks for letting me know you were here! Codependency is a crazy thing. It takes awhile to even notice that it's happening, sometimes.
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Satan calls co-dependency 'love.' Then people in 'love' wonder what's gone wrong...

Thanks for sharing.
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Wow, sorry I missed this when first posted. Profound stuff, Nicky. And a bad thing this co-dependency -like the wife who can tell how many drinks her husbands had just by the sound of the crunch of the gravel as he turns into the driveway.

Keep writing, Nick. Always keep writing.
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Heya Nicky,

Like Roy, I'm sorry I missed this. Well done...