Relapse

Relapse

A Poem by LivingDeath

1:13 am
That familiar urge is back
the uncontrollable itch,
like a baby yearning for his mothers sweet breast.
As seconds tick like hours 
the fire rips my sanity apart
though one thing remains unchanged.
Tick..
Tick..
Tick..
Tick..
These quite sounds are deafening
like the unheard screams of a broken heart,
but my heart is not broken. 
Nor is my voice,
yet this moment remains my solitary sanctum.
Tick.. 
Tick..
Tick..
Tick..
The clocks tick is like a tiny drip of water
falling to its demise from the faucet on which it hangs 
rinsed away with the rest of time. 
Into the darkness where lost souls hide.
Tick..
Tick..
Tick..
Tick..
That itch is back
clawing within my flesh
my mind.. and my sanity,
Tick..
Ti......
Time stops..
the air around me deathly quite,
this moment unchanging.
Life? 
.. What is life?
...Tick..
Tick..
The plangent pulse continues
those seconds that echo silent 
Tick..
Tick..
Tick..
Tick..
1:14 am 
Relapse.

© 2011 LivingDeath


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If this is what being an addict is like..thank God I mever tried the stuff..Dom't smoke or drink either..my daad would have whiped me blood raw if I had..Valentine

Posted 12 Years Ago


Nice. You captured this really well..xx

Posted 13 Years Ago


different

Posted 13 Years Ago


You've hit the nail on the head.
This makes me think of sadder times.
Yet it reminds me how much writing has healed me; how much writing has helped me define myself and find out who I truly am.


Posted 13 Years Ago


Very well captured !

Posted 13 Years Ago


wow.
Amazing poem.One of my favorites.very good.
excellent job

Posted 13 Years Ago


Wow. This was amazing. I liked the structure and the time and everything! Great write!

Posted 13 Years Ago


A very powerful poem... you have expressed it very nicely.. the moments just before the relapse.. the moments that gnaw at your sanity, while you fight against the urge. Thanks for sharing.

Posted 13 Years Ago


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Rae
An excellent look at addiction one mistake can change your life for better or for worse.

Posted 13 Years Ago



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LivingDeath

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