The body has a mind of its own. It will not be silenced. ...

The body has a mind of its own. It will not be silenced. It will not behave. It can be pushed around, bullied, but eventually it breaks down. It was you that held me together, and after a long day, I would collapse, and you were the right dose of everything I needed to inhale. Forget smoking, forget all attempts at drugs, forget the way people numb their pain. There was no need for that.