the new drug

she watched you take him away

slowly 

slowly 

so slowly she didn't notice until it was too late

the signs were just whispers

when they should have been screams

late nights staring at the computer screen

the bright light glazing his eyes

like a sheet of ice on a winter morning

she thought the frost would thaw eventually

but you managed to chill him to the bone

with the click of an ad

"sexy girls here"

you dragged him down into abyss

his eyes were open and he was seeing

not her

never her

but you

in all your glory

fantasizing over an image that she could never attain

taking in the curves of a girl so young she could be his daughter

watching as you gave him everything that she never could

and it was easy for him to get lost in your illusion

because like a drug 

you pulled him in

and like a drug

you shackled him

and she watched as he stopped seeing her

she cried as he stopped holding her

because when he looked at her

he thought of you

and all the ways she didn't measure up

because who needs love and all of its pesky little flaws

who needs short tempers and bad hair days and dirty kitchens

when there's you

always waiting

perfectly photoshopped

always having a good time

and unlike her,

when he's tired of you,

he can simply click another link

because who needs love

when you can have a lie

he's off chasing something that isn't even real

leaving her in the dust

dissatisfied

disenchanted

because her reality didn't fit his fantasy

the fantasy that you fed him

the fantasy that changed him

because like a drug

you pulled him in

and like a drug 

you shackled him

and like a fool

he believed you.