A Letter to my Disease

This is not goodbye but acknowledgement of the distance which is new to our relationship- a separation which must be maintained for my own peace of mind. You had become a close friend to support me when an emotion got the best of me; feelings I drowned in the depths of golden amber liquid. But at last I came to realize my reliance upon you is self-destructive. Our association shredded my well-being, my sanity, and my very soul. So although I am aware you will always be there for me (should I turn to you), I write to tell you this: in the future I will avoid you and choose instead to promote growth of my true inner nature and of my serenity.