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findinganewme · 05-13-2005, 06:15 AM

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There are many types of addictions! My guess would be that one of the reasons we go to our addictions is because of low self-esteem and loneliness! I found this poem to be quite powerful! Why do we repeat our habits? Why are we seduced by alcohol/drugs? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?

Comfort of Strangers
By Queenie

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</TD></TR><TR><TD width=410>Cast off when most in need
I find my comfort at the hands of someone else
Easy to persuade myself that this is real.
Not the inevitable one night stand.
The bolster to the ego, comfort for the psyche.
The need to feel wanted overshadows everything. Apologies, with lies to follow.
I leave regretting the behaviour.
But post-orgasmic torpor is a powerful inducement.
Inevitably, I find myself repeating the deceit.

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05-13-2005, 06:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
findinganewme old enough to know BETTER!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NY, NY Posts: 403	WHY??? Comfort of Strangers .... <<not what you think>> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=645 border=0 vspace="0" hspace="0"><TBODY><TR><TD width=15> </TD><TD vAlign=top width=410><!-- use standard template --><!-- CONTENT TABLE --> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=410 align=center border=0 vspace="0" hspace="0"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=410> <!-- CONTENT -->There are many types of addictions! My guess would be that one of the reasons we go to our addictions is because of low self-esteem and loneliness! I found this poem to be quite powerful! Why do we repeat our habits? Why are we seduced by alcohol/drugs? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY? Comfort of Strangers By Queenie </TD></TR><TR><TD width=410></TD></TR><TR><TD width=410>Cast off when most in need I find my comfort at the hands of someone else Easy to persuade myself that this is real. Not the inevitable one night stand. The bolster to the ego, comfort for the psyche. The need to feel wanted overshadows everything. Apologies, with lies to follow. I leave regretting the behaviour. But post-orgasmic torpor is a powerful inducement. Inevitably, I find myself repeating the deceit. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>