BREAK THE CHAIN

Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



 If you are on your second or
Third DUI.
  If you have been to rehab more
Then one time.

  Are you fucked up on drugs
Of all kinds?
  The chemicals raging in your
Mind.

  There are greater forces
At play.
  There is a softer, better
Way.

  The hustle keeps you on  
The street.
  You have a hard time making
Ends meet.

  Your money goes to drugs,
Can't pay your bills.
  You can get out,
Your fate Is not sealed.

  Clear your head,  
No stinking thinking.
  It is like quicksand,
Keeps you sinking.

  Your thoughts are a mess,
Your heart enslaved.
  It is not an easy road;
But, you can be saved.

  You dig deep back to your
Youth.
  You and the past must make  
A truce.

  You and your monkey come
Face to face.
  You can remember how addiction
Taste.

  You can opt for change or,
Remain the same.
  You can ride it out or,
Break the chain.

   Turbo1904

About this poem

THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE WORLD OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION.

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Written on February 14, 2023

Submitted by Turbo1904 on March 10, 2023

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAX BXAX XCXC XDED BXXX XEXE XFXF AXXX XXXX AXAX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 903
Words 209
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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