Addicted

So what am I addicted to?

Seeds of death, sown in each soul
In the baby, the young , the very old
Walk past the streets , do your daily task
Can you all feel, life, flowing past?

Life revolves mundane , three storied offices
In absence of love, Lucy's are paid
Can purchased breasts , synthetic kisses feel same
O what will I do now, My life's in vain.

Why haven't I, taken a tour of the world?
Read all those books, Watched all those slides
Treasured all those girls, who wanted to be mine
Looked at expensive mirrors, praised when I had time.

I have an illness , strange and wise
Medicine unprescribed , doctors denied
Compare a lightning flash to dim candlelight
Addicted to life, I don't want to die.



© Nothing Personal. January 03, 2011.

Author's Note

Hair of the Dog Prompt - Tap # 1

Reviews

[MuSe Ampoule]

(I thought I reviewed this before...but maybe I just read it...) It was good for a second read...I love what you do anyway, so it's no surprise! Great work, I especially liked:
"Can purchased breasts , synthetic kisses feel same"
and
"I have an illness , strange and wise
Medicine unprescribed , doctors denied
Compare a lightning flash to dim candlelight
Addicted to life, I don't want to die"

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Well written even though dead is impossible to escape, I feel we all are addicted to life!

[fernii]

Not my kind of poem but very interesting. Good use of words.

[Amy Vaughn]

I love the last line.

[See ya]

Kick a*s!!!
Im printing this one out and keeping copies so i can share it.

"Walk past the streets , do your daily task
Can you all feel, life, flowing past?"

Man, I really like reading that.
Addicted to Life, we all are, some of us just dont know it until it becomes threatened.

[Art Sun]

with everything available...legal and illegal...the addict who seeks that next fix of life is one who lives longer and worries less of death...

nice...

[RAWr]

My old high school used to have cheesy posters with kids jumping off rocks declaring that they were high on life. Maybe it wasn't colorful, glossy posters that we needed to convince ourselves that death and numbness isn't the answer. Maybe it was a poem in black and white printed on a single page.

[QC]

Brilliant! Truly 100% BRILLIANCE!

Addicted to life.... I love that.

[Gone]

Bravo, bravo! well written and gritty. I love the way you start with "Seeds of death, sown in each soul In the baby, the young , the very old" Then move on to take a look at modern life then the regrets and finish with "Addicted to life, I don't want to die." this is so well ordered with such a natural flow. well done.

[Jeffrey Gershom]

The world would be a better place if more people weren't so complacient and were addicted to life.
Good write.

[abby2011]

Maybe you didn't enjoy the girls or the slides because you wanted to know the variety and complexities abound.

I like the issues raised...would love a part 2!

Warm Regards