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Addiction Poems

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12-9-2022
— Jordan Goodwin
I’ve changed, but the world around me stayed the same.
I no longer play the victim, in a world that’s burning in the flame.
I’m no longer trapped in...
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A Mother's Pain
— Teresa Smith
I'm the mother of an addict,
and I don't know what to do.
It's been more than a decade,
so it isn't something new.

The pain, the fear, the...
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Abyss of Addiction
— Maxwell Sebastian Burchett
Abyss of Addiction
by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett

In every street and town
Poisons abound,
Tricking the mind,
Destroying the brain.

Some...
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Addicted to truth
— Samantha Quinn
Addiction is a thief that steals your soul
Leaving you empty, broken and alone
It takes over your life, becoming your only goal
Until you can't...
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Addiction the lies
— Aaron Anderson
Addiction you brought us in with wonder and all made us believe we needed it all. Promised us happiness money and wealth,and gave us the attitude of fuck...
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ADDICTIONS PROMISE
— Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904
I have a promise,
I will make to you.

  I promise I will make you do things,
You don't want to do.


  The more you

 consume me,

  The greater...
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Alchemy in the shadows part two of two. Second part to crystal dreams
— Bobbijo tapley
***Alchemy in the Shadows***

In shadowed rooms where secrets lie,
An alchemist with fire high,
Transforms the world with hands of steel,
A deadly...
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Bliss and a half
— Yazi Seyama (yazy)
Bliss and a half

Bliss and a half.
Bliss what’s bliss?
Bliss is amusement itself.
Hovering over white fluffy clouds
Lets just say in the sky
A...
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Caged Beauty
— xpression
Tar, needle, wrap, and spoon
The beautiful feeling of love
can never steer me wrong
reality has forgotten my tune
oft not forget the pain
it exits...
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Cassi's Song
— John Jessup Kennan
The only light I ever knew
Was lampposts on the boulevards
Where angels go get tested
Where tattoos are battle...
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Chrystal meth
— Holly Wray
Chrystal meth was the thing,
It's the high that gives you wings.
Light it up and watch it smoke,
You'll feel great after just one toke.
Heat it up and...
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Cigarette
— Nas
I've heard, maybe not all, but enough about you
I've had, experienced, tested, tasted,not all, not close to enough but a lot to know how you

Take it...
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Crystal dreams part one of two.
— Bobbijo tapley
**Crystal Dreams**

A life once bright, now faded, torn,
In crystal dreams, where hope’s forlorn.
The shards of glass, they cut so...
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Dear Mommy (A letter from her unborn child)
— Audra Caffrey
Dear Mommy,

 
You don't know me, yet
Because I'm brand new
I'm that new life
Growing inside of you.

Every breath you take
I take with you
So,...
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Drawing Needles
— Jay Thornton
Indeed, I am the needle of the world's utmost forsaken compass.

Bewilderingly spinning round, I pine dead North through the cold clutches of the...
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Dyeing to live
— Latin X
I’m Living to die
Living for the next high.
Injecting the devil’s juice into my veins.
I’m living life as though I only have days

Hoping I don’t...
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Gasoline
— B. E. McCool
Gasoline,
My favorite drink.

Gasoline,
In my veins.

Start to bleed,
over the flames.

Take them in,
A welcomed end.

Misery bound,
Sights...
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Goodbye to an old friend
— Victoria Notorleva
The first goodbye is the hardest,
being your friend was not the smartest,
Forty Two years, we have been together,
longer for me than any other,

You...
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I Lived
— Caitlin M Daquisto
I Lived .....

I lived by the needle
I lived by the pipe
I lived in the streets
I lived out of sight

I stood in the dark
I stood in the fire
I...
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I wish I was fucking dead
— Josef Joseferson
I wish I was fucking dead
said the sad cunt to his self
whilst blowing several trumpets
and rather being someone else

some other place, some other...
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I'm Just Tired
— Lunar Ghostess
I am tired. Not just physically, though. I am completely and totally exhausted. The never-ending late nights containing minimal sleep are not a foreign...
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In the Depths
— Joseph Mitterando
In the depths of darkness, a journey began,
A recovering soul, seeking a helping hand.
Through the haze of addiction, he stumbled and fell,
But his...
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In The Fifth
— John Jessup Kennan
Freddy was itchin' for a fight
Never knew who the enemy was
Scuffling for phantom purses
Marlon Brando without a...
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Just Say No(vocaine)
— John Jessup Kennan
It all started out so innocently
I sat down in the dentist chair
The hygenist pried my jaws apart
And the doc, he peeped in there
He said,...
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Last time
— Alovation
A rippple effect
Whispering explosiveness
How is a powerful substance
Lacking abundance
A powder form
Chemistry
Self destruction as company
...
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