Life with an Addict

So helpless

So helplessly I watch you
As a stranger you become
The gentle soul that I once loved
Buried far below

The times you gave us laughter
As we watched you live your life
Giving so completely
To those that you so loved

Suddenly the milestones
That you once shared with all
Have faded into darkness
As you hide inside your world

So helplessly I watch you
As everything is lost
Those who really mattered
You've pushed too far away

I wish that I could save you
From the destruction that lies near
But the disease that has consumed you
Has taken you away