Ad Hoc Decay-Part 2

Like the smile of an addict

browning since puberty

yellowed by the wear

Of service as an accessory,

to the stimulus, owed.

Slow deterioration,

Enamel to paint

A continuous digging

through the meninges.

Addiction’s alma Mater.

A process slow and permanent

masked by the casualties

Of our shared routines

Like the smile of an addict