Consuming All Of Me

This is a poem I wrote about addiction.

It's always tough for me to remember, 

How many times I've said, 

This is my last shot, 

Or this is my last hit.

Once you start, 

It consumes your soul, 

Like you're stuck behind bars, 

And you cannot break free. 

They say I need help, 

That I can do this, 

But what they do not know, 

There is no "easy" in breaking this. 

Whether addiction will take me, 

I will never know until the day, 

But until my time comes, 

I will continue to fight until the end.

 

Author's Note

Please, comments and critique are welcome.

Reviews

[Mizo4]

nice write. Good work. Great emotive imagery created in this poem

[Kay]

I absolutely love this and quite honestly wouldn't change a thing. It's very raw and feels very personal, and that's a skill that I don't believe can be improved. Great poem and well done! :)

[RunningWithToddlers]

Lovely poem, This is one that a lot of people can relate too. Love the poem.

[melissa]

Awesome poem keep up the great work and keep sending me more to read i love reading them

[OrangeSlice]

I like this poem but I think you can add more to it. For instance how it controls you what it takes you away from. Addiction is a strong powerful thing almost everyone has experienced I'd like to see more of you and what you went through in this poem and it'd make it amazing. Thank you for adding me :)

[Aethereal]

The human brain has evolved to reward behavior that’s beneficial to our species. When it rewards, it produces a chemical in the brain that stimulates a mood change. It's dangerous to override this safety valve through the use of artificial drugs that do more or less the same thing, but not as responses for good behavior. Once someone’s brain chemistry becomes unbalanced it takes a long time to correct it, but it can be done. Addiction is a medical problem, and not a legal problem for the one who’s addicted. It’s a legal problem for the ones selling the drugs, but sometimes the sellers are selling it to get the money to buy more drugs for themselves so this is a gray legal area. Drug addiction is the real Zombie Apocalypse.

[Coyote Poetry]

Addiction can take you quickly. I have lost four brothers to drugs. Addiction make you forget who you are and where you came from. Must be careful when playing with the things that can cause need, we cannot control. I like the poem.
"Once you start,
It consumes your soul, "
The above are true and real facts. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote