Falling down

This is a poem of addiction and my personal experiences

Surging

Purging

A milestone

To this drum roll of a life

 

Seven days is a long time

When you depend on that little white pill

Opiate based

And hellbound

 

A tremor

A twitch

A stammer

All effects of withdrawal

 

My eyes dry

My lungs flood

 

Sleep denies me

That sweet release

A rest

Just one small break

 

Seven days

Until it's gone

But these seven days are gonna be hard

Hard as stone upon my now cotton soul

 

My mind dulls

My hands shake

But all I can feel

Is falling

Down, down....down

 

 

Reviews

[CookieMonster♥&h..]

amazing poem:)

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Perfect grammatical flow, emotionally tiring, and fierce-less with imagery, well done.

[LA Lorena]

I am sure that these words will connect with many....there are so many others going through, who have experienced what you have. Bless you for the courage to tell this story to the world.

[Lily Mae]

I love it..you've described this perfectly :) x

[Coyote Poetry]

A powerful and strong poem. When we depend on anything that take us to a better place. Never a good feeling to come back. I like the feel the pleasure and pain in your words. A very good ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Sarah Morgan]

You were right. It is almost exactly like what I wrote. I can't say it's good to see someone go through what I'm going through, but I'm glad I don't feel alone in what I'm feeling and I'm sure a lot of people will look at this and think the same. One person can look at you and judge you and yet they know nothing about you or what you've gone or are going through. Great write!