January 18, 1991

January 18, 1991

A Poem by Heather Corti
"

what can I say? addiction kills, drugs kill, hearts break, life goes on . . .

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It’s better than sex

It’s your favorite sensation.

 

Yea, they’re your friends

Until you have no more money.

 

If there’s nothing wrong with it

Why do you have to lie?

 

Don’t you even care about

What this does to us?

 

If it’s so pleasurable

Why do you feel so bad?

 

The children are so young

What are you going to do?

 

When you clean up

You’ll know where to find us.

 

Your obituary read, “died in his sleep”

I prayed the Lord your lost soul to keep.

 

Me, twenty-eight, kids 4 months, 2 and 4

Created a sadness we will forever endure. 

© 2012 Heather Corti


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My goodness this is one powerful deep read, nice write!

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Heather Corti
Heather Corti

Massapequa, NY



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I am an associate professor of English, State University of New York, who writes poetry, both children's and adult, short stories, political articles, and educational theory observations. I am a wife.. more..

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