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The Addict
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The Addict |
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Ethan Halo Senior Member
since 2000-04-28
Posts 793on the roof again 
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the addict Some call it abuse of medication; I like to call it dedication. Who needs sleep? As long as I pass... "Don't you fail, boy. I'll beat your ass." Some call it a motivational measure; I prefer the words stress and pressure. Need the the pills to handle reality. "Just one more is all I need." Some call it dependence on drugs; I think a friendship's just begun. Thank god i don't have to hear your voice. "I'm not hooked, i do it by choice." Some call them insightful words; I say your advice is for the birds. I don't need you, I've got myself. "You so-called friends can go to Hell!" Some call it letting off steam; I just vented my eulogy. In a bottle of pills, there lies my fate. "Not just you, everyone I know, I hate." Some call it a tragedy. I say that's the way it had to be. Another chance? There's somethin' I wouldn't grab at. "Look at it this way: at least i kicked the habit." Some call it addiction; I think it was more like affliction. You gave me a disease that made me crave success. "Twenty tabs; that's the price to be best." Some call it death. I call it that too. Your greatest encouragement was all your doubt. "There was no way to save a kid like you."< !signature--> We all got somethin' we need to atone for. [This message has been edited by Ethan_Halo (edited 05-23-2000).] |
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epoet Member
since 2000-05-11
Posts 291grand rapid,MI, usa |
grim and dark. my kind of poem. hard subject to write about, but you did good job. nice piece P. J. Kotrch |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Ethan Halo,...you rock. Love your work,...lots. Always an interesting read. This here, such an icky subject matter, you have expressed so, so creatively. *Peace. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Who needs sleep? As long as I pass... "Don't you fail, boy. I'll beat your ass." ------------------- Need the the pills to handle reality. "Just one more is all I need. ----------------- Thank god i don't have to hear your voice. "I'm not hooked, i do it by choice." --------------- In a bottle of pills, there lies my fate. "Not just you, everyone I know, I hate." ----------------- Some call it death. I call it that too. Your greatest encouragement was all your doubt. "There was no way to save a kid like you --------------- Ethan, I dont even know if I know how to respond to this poem. It effects me deeply. the poem in itself is brilliantly written, the use of the quotes are perfect and impact me greatly. but it is the honesty and the toll you express that impacts the most. I understand this kind of pressure, and the cost it takes on the soul of a"child" and while my "mommy instincts" want to give you advice, Ill spare you a well intentioned lecture.you already know what I would say anyway.Im sure you've heard it all by now. sometimes things hurt so much we do feel the need to be"comfortaly numb" I hope you find release and escape and comfort in your writing. I hope you can find away to move on past it without losing your self. dont let "them" take anymore of you, that's like letting them win. YOU are better than they ever knew or gave you credit for. take care wise poet, be strong, jm Some things cannot be explained by verses that rhyme, They are not measured by the commitment of time. Some emotions run too deep to be described by words, Forgiveness and understanding-remain the most beautiful words ever heard. ~Janet Marie~ "What the caterpillar calls the end ... The world calls a butterfly" ~Lao Tze Tao~ ~Butterflies are meant to be free~ |
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Ethan Halo Senior Member
since 2000-04-28
Posts 793on the roof again |
epoet, spitfire, thanks for the honesty. it's much appreciated. JM- this was not hard to write, so much as it was very hard to read. i shocked myself with the honesty. i really should quit these NoDoz before i end up in the path i drew here. but sometimes there is pressure. and you very right about being comfortably numb. thanks. We all got somethin' we need to atone for. |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Ethan - This is a fantastic poem -- and a great learning experience. I bet it did shock you to read that hard honesty that we all have to face within ourselves. I am addicted to cigarettes. Have battled, won, lost, won, lost -----and no matter what - no matter how in life, I will always be addicted to them, whether I never smoke another one again. It would be lurking waiting for my comfort zone to "sneak" me into it again --) Great Read, my friend ~netswan |
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insect Senior Member
since 2000-04-22
Posts 1014 |
Excellent poem! Need to read more! Give me MORE! I WANT MORE!! NOW!!! Addiction is in many forums! Great writing here! |
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