A spoken-word piece argues addiction is a disease, not a moral failing. The speaker describes someone on their knees, judged as greedy when they're actually compelled by substances. What addicts need is love and treatment, not condemnation.
Addiction is a disease no one believes in? See your brother on his knees? But you still call him greedy? He's not selfish? He just believes he truly needs it? Whether it's alcohol, pills or even wee kid? In your eyes the man is weak? Symptoms are misleading? You're pouring salt on the wound? When you critique his demons? All he needs someone to love him even when he's feeding someone to convince him that his life has some meaning? Even if he dug a hole so deep that you can't see him? Stand up for the ones you love and all the ones that need it? Wake up early in the morning? Take his ass to treatment? Yeah, addiction is a disease no one believes in? But with somebody by your side? Just know you can beat it?
