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ADDICTION Poems

Displaying 47 poems from the ADDICTION genre.

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Abyss of Addiction — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Abyss of Addiction by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett In every street and town Poisons abound, Tricking the mind, Destroying the brain. Some...	5,270 views Rate it
Refugee — Maxwell Sebastian Burchett	Refugee by Max Burchett I met a man, homeless he said. Home was wherever he stood. He had no house, no doors, no locks, As long as there were...	1,031 views Rate it
Dear Mommy (A letter from her unborn child) — Audra Caffrey	Dear Mommy, You don't know me, yet Because I'm brand new I'm that new life Growing inside of you. Every breath you take I take with you So,...	213 views Rate it
A Mother's Pain — Teresa Smith	I'm the mother of an addict, and I don't know what to do. It's been more than a decade, so it isn't something new. The pain, the fear, the...	70 views Rate it
Nerium Thorn — Christine Anderson	All is still as the golden veil slowly drifts mystically into a sapphire sea. Iced silence descends. Solitude cast shawdows. Time slowly...	50 views Rate it
I Lived — Caitlin M Daquisto	I Lived ..... I lived by the needle I lived by the pipe I lived in the streets I lived out of sight I stood in the dark I stood in the fire I...	47 views Rate it
I wish I was fucking dead — Josef Joseferson	I wish I was fucking dead said the sad cunt to his self whilst blowing several trumpets and rather being someone else some other place, some other...	27 views Rate it
Who Are You To Judge? — Evonna Dotson	People want to say bad things And judge you for the monster you've become But they don't know the truth Of just how bad drugs have made you...	20 views Rate it
ADDICTIONS PROMISE — Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904	I have a promise, I will make to you. I promise I will make you do things, You don't want to do. The more you consume me, The greater...	18 views Rate it
Last time — Alovation	A rippple effect Whispering explosiveness How is a powerful substance Lacking abundance A powder form Chemistry Self destruction as company ...	16 views Rate it
That's Right I'm The Daughter Of An Addict — Evonna Dotson	As I went away, You wasted another day. I guess I wasn't as important As you used to...	13 views Rate it
Please — Reed Trisler	Lord take me from this place. Keep me warm keep me safe. Save me from all this hate. Clean this load off my plate. All this pain I cannot take. This...	13 views Rate it
Wager of sin — Joseph Ernest Jr	-Wager Of Sin- I hide behind the drugs in my system so when my spirit it talks I don't have to listen. They keep me from myself and being my best, my...	12 views Rate it
Mind Is A Warzone — M. Wilson	Could be surrounded Still stay alone Idle time letting my brain roam Places it should never go Everywhere feels like a foreign zone Feelings have turned...	8 views Rate it
What My Life Could Be — Ryan Lee Nanez	I sit and think about how my life could be, as long as I don't put another drug in me. I know that today I'm someone that I want to be, and that drugs...	8 views Rate it
Romance in Recovery — Scarlett Humphreys	Salt-stained sheets which rock to sleep, Those who live to please. Lust, another addiction, Driven by a carnal need. With peace of mind comes pain...	7 views Rate it
To be honest... — SJ Slinkard	Under midnight moonlight I confess my sins. It is a constant struggle, To remain faithful and devoted. I do not remember a night That I have been...	7 views Rate it
12-9-2022 — Jordan Goodwin	I’ve changed, but the world around me stayed the same. I no longer play the victim, in a world that’s burning in the flame. I’m no longer trapped in...	7 views Rate it
One Unknown — John Jessup Kennan	Hawks are circling above these hills The skies an ominous grey She says they look like vultures When you ain't got a place to...	7 views Rate it
Dyeing to live — Latin X	I’m Living to die Living for the next high. Injecting the devil’s juice into my veins. I’m living life as though I only have days Hoping I don’t...	6 views Rate it
Sling — Joe Strickland	There was this woman, You see, Who had a hold On me Like a vise grip. It was tighter Than a sailor's knot And deeper Than a grave. I was...	6 views Rate it
Yet Again — Jeff Bresee	The feeling haunts me time and time again. I feel it as it’s coming like a scent upon the...	6 views Rate it
The Voice of my Addiction — Joshua Ewing	Well, it's nice to finally meet you. I've been waiting for your call. I've noticed you've been crying, And I've watched you pace the halls. Whatever...	5 views Rate it
In the Depths — Joseph Mitterando	In the depths of darkness, a journey began, A recovering soul, seeking a helping hand. Through the haze of addiction, he stumbled and fell, But his...	5 views Rate it
When darkness falls — Toni Dulaney	Darkness has fallen there's no seeing around, I open my mouth but there is no sound. With no light in sight I hit My knees, I hide from him but he's...	5 views Rate it