Alexandria Jones February 3rd, 2024 - Flipbook - Page 5
just hold my breath keeping cool, calm, and collected, and
carry on with the rest of my work until I can finally
breathe again after I receive a text with another request
from them. Nobody understands the pure guilt, sadness,
and hopelessness that I and everyone else who works in
my field feel when that text is never received.
This occupation has never made me feel whole, yet I’ve
worked so long in this job that it has become second nature
to me. This path I've stupidly taken is all I know.
Coming home after a long day of moving substances, I kick
back and relax on my couch and coincidentally put on my
favorite show, Breaking bad. It helps me relax to know that
I’m not as terrible of a criminal as Heisenburg. With my
heart beating at its normal rate, and my mind at ease, I’m
able to fall peacefully asleep at night, knowing that this
cycle of mind-altering thoughts by selling these mind-altering substances will repeat again in the morning.
