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prize
Member

since 2008-11-21

Posts 116

0 posted 2008-11-26 01:42 PM

I’m nervous as a wh*re in a church

I’ve been at this a while, so I’ll sum it up the best I can

I’ve been high with millionaires and murderers

I’ve paid for five star hotels and found myself locked up in jail cells

I’ve eaten in the finest restaurants and nibbled on Little Debbies

I’ve seen the sunrise in warm Hawaii and seen the sunset on a bitter Boston Common

I’ve slammed spikes in my body and witnessed knife fights on the streets

I’ve been surrounded by death and thought I was the Grim Reaper.

The way I see it, every war has its casualties

I shot puddle water, toilet water, and holy water (I figure that last shot couldn’t hurt)

The only strength I have is not sticking a needle in my arm every day…every hour

I’m willing to take the cotton out of my cooker and put it in my mouth

I’m willing to sit and try my best to take this seriously

I’m a dime a dozen – alcoholic, addict, attorney, and astronaut who flew high as a kite

Bear with me, because I’m new at this sh*t

I keep things very simple now – I just don’t use

axi
Junior Member

since 2008-11-16

Posts 43
NewYork

1 posted 2008-11-26 02:30 PM

wow, i really like this...so dark but brutally honest....kudos...

leave it untitled....keep everyone guessing

Ethan Halo
Senior Member

since 2000-04-28

Posts 793
on the roof again

2 posted 2008-11-27 09:12 PM

this reads like the eulogy of your old self. you sum up your experiences and thoughts and at the end, you reveal that you're new to this next step. and that you don't use (bravo, btw).

if i had to suggest a title, it'd be eulogy.
i'm glad you've fought off your addiction. (you or whoever this may be about)
don't ever lose the courage of your decision or the weight of your experiences. they'll help you through the rough days.
and writing it out helps too, i've found.

The soul is oftentimes a battlefield where reason and judgement wage war on passion and appetite.

prize
Member

since 2008-11-21

Posts 116

3 posted 2008-12-01 06:42 PM

axi, yes, no title really needed.

Ethan Halo, my bf wrote this poem, I've written all the others I've posted - he used H for 20 years, I used for 3. I lived with him until I became so weak that I needed to numb the pain too.

We will both be 2 years clean in 2 weeks, 1 day apart. It's a miracle. It really is...because we are still standing side by side...and writing about it is helping both of us.

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