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pegasus111
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0 posted 2002-03-01 10:21 PM





In the black and moonless void
I see that pale and nameless face
a thousand different times it seems
and in a thousand different ways

it haunts me in a restless sleep
invades my every waking hour
a sneer fixed on that pulpy mouth
the clutch of danger in the air

it whispers softly in my mind
insistant as a spoiled child
clever lies all wrapped in silk
themes recurring endlessly

“do it now, no one will know
you know you want to, dont kid me
just once more, it’s so easy; see,
if you fall just lean on me”

spin away, go quickly now
block out the panic swirling there
control the urge, be strong somehow
it must not win this deadly duel

think of something, anything
throw your thoughts to another place
look upward for forgiving eyes
and cast this evil from your soul

seek the calm in nature’s breast
lose yourself in assure skies
hold a warm, soft living thing
it will pass, this gnawing pain

just one more hour, one more day
and then the next comes tumbling in
face each one much like the last
steadfast against this boiling need

the peace is near, just one more step
block out the screams of tortured flesh
the lies will fade as all lies do
welcome home my wayward friend

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost



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ellie LeJeune
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1 posted 2002-03-02 02:28 AM


This is a very cleverly written, and accurate picture of addiction! My mother was an alcholic, God rest her soul, so as an  adult child of one, I go to meetings regularly to grow past the affects of it.

A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails.

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Member Rara Avis
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2 posted 2002-03-02 02:25 PM


A little peek into the torment of an addict.  Thank you.  Joyce
Denise
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3 posted 2002-03-02 03:34 PM


Yes, excellent depiction, Pegasus. Well done!
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Member Patricius
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4 posted 2002-03-02 03:45 PM


pegasus111:  You have certainly captured what a tortured world an addict must live in.

Betty Lou Hebert

emily
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5 posted 2002-03-02 06:39 PM


yes, you have caputured it, they feel like failures, weak....any addiction is a failure
b/c it means somewhere along the way you lost control of yourself.....and you feel like the whole world is watching you, or your friends and family are watching and you fall flat on your face..
you've written this outstandingly well. thank you for this write.  

Emily


Wikket
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6 posted 2002-03-03 12:12 PM


pegasus...yes!  Interesting depiction of addiction;  hits very close to home.  I know the feeling, and you've described it quite well!  Bravo!  

"...Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." --Robert Frost

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7 posted 2002-03-06 11:16 PM


pegasus, anyone who is or knows an addict of anything, can feel your words.  My Mom was an addict of several things and it took her mind long before her life.  I can feel what you are saying.  Thanks,  ME
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