Hanging on the Hyphen

I came defeated, demoralized, victimized by my addiction. Powerless over my lover cum stalker, unmanageable an incongruous understatement, Step One stood a rock-solid given. Sure, I’d toss that to any power, higher, lower, alien, hostile. Take it, please! Take the addiction; my life will bloom again. So why the other eleven? Why the talk of life and will, of resentment, fear, of amends? The addiction’s gone, thank you very much. I’m through. A hyphen? Yes, I see that. Truth be told, it’s a dash. So what? “Denotes a sudden change in construction or sentiment” or “indicates what’s not expected, not a natural outcome of what’s gone before.” OUR LIVES have become unmanageable? This POWER wants my LIFE?