Premedicate

What is your life like
I am curled up in my bed
Nauseous 
Never working harder than to stay sober
Still I am dreaming of something else
My head hurts
I am thirsty but the water 
Throws up
In my mouth
I reach out for you 
Child 
Lover
Forgotten
Black 
Clothes 
Washed 
With bleach
Liquid 
Stained sheets 
And the tears we 
Drink as love