The Life of Death
Here’s a little story,
about my friend called dope.
Thought I really needed him,
Thought he’d help me cope.
So I took him in,
it was good at first.
As time went by,
it got a little worse.
You wouldn’t believe,
what he wanted from Me.
Took all my money,
Then took my family.
I tell lies,
To everyone I know.
Just to have him by me,
Wherever I go.
I gave it all up,
Everything I had.
To keep him happy,
And my family sad.
Now I sit here,
with nothing but pain.
My pal has left me,
Totally insane.
About this poem
My mom was a drug user for years. An alcoholic as well.
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Written on December 01, 1984
Submitted by CatrinaFuentes on October 01, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABCBDEFGHAAAIJAJKLALMNAN |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 521 |
Words | 124 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
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