By My Side

What lies by my side,
Is redemption.
Deception.
Emotion.
No one understands
What lies by my side.
It keeps me trapped,
Holds me in like a caged animal

I want to get away
From what lies by my side.
It is darkness,
light,
eternal
Someone please make it go away,
take it away.

My head aches,
My heart breaks
All because of what lies by my side.

A bottle, a pill,
A needle, a blunt,
These are the things you're thinking.

You're wrong.