Lived
CAITLIN Mary Daquisto 1983 (New York)
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 stood all alone
I stood for my desire
My heart had turned cold
My feelings numb
I was losing this battle
And then sum
I would talk to angels
But listen to demons
Strapping on liquid cuffs
While praying for freedom
I would cry every night
But no tears would fall
I had so much
And then lost it all
I was truly on my own
Everyone disappeared
No family no friends
It's what I always feared
So I lived
while slowly dying
Praying for wings
Dreaming of flying
Until I searched
Deep inside and
found my lost soul
This I could no longer hide
Then I stood tall
Heartbroken and bruised
And walk towards the angels
Where my soul could be finally soothed
About this poem
This poem chronicles my active addiction and the process to coming to terms with that addiction.
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Written on March 29, 2022
Submitted by Cdaquisto1 on October 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXB XCDC XEAE FXXE BGXG DHXH XIXI XXXX GXFX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 780 |
Words | 164 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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