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 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
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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