severe withdrawel syndrome

and she crawled back into bed for those final couple of minutes that his leftover warmth would last.
and she held herself just as he would
and she cried
and she waited until the bed froze again
and she waited for it all to pass
and she waited until she gave up
and just as any professional addict would do
she put on her clothes
and went out
and found for herself
- as quickly and efficiantly as possible -
a substitute.