Meth has a hold on me
I am angry...
You made me believe you were the cure for my every kind of pain.
I had you wrapped around me while I let you take control of my veins.
At this point in time I didn't know who or what you turned me into,
But you made it impossible to get through days without you.
You had control of my body now, and if I didn't choose you,
you made me feel so sick to where I was helpless, not knowing what to do.
By now I started doing the things I swore I would never do,
lying and stealing off the people who didn't mean a thing to you.
You had me convinced that throughout my life you were determined to stay,
that I did not have that option of turning and walking away.
Before you know it, everyone I loved saw this side of me that was hurting them inside.
Every time they questioned, I did what you taught me to do...lie.
I wanted to let you go and get you out of my way,
so scared to tell someone, imagining what they would say.
Don't want to be judged, it was a decision I would have to make,
but I've wasted so much time; it was a little too late.
Being put in jail was something I knew it was going to come down to,
but it made me free of relief knowing that I could not get to you.
It was a struggle but a worthwhile fight
because now I am in control and you are out of my life.
Being sober turned me into the person I've always wanted to be,
and that was the one day you were praying I would never see.
Now I am doing the good things I never imagined myself to do,
and proudly I can say I am doing them without you.
About this poem
I was addicted to meth for many years putting it in my veins. Before I got sober it had me as it's slave thought I was never going to get rid of it but now as being sober I want to put into meaning words how much control it had over me like I was it's slave hopefully this can impact others that may be in the same situation as me and help them be free from it's slavery
Written on December 22, 2023
Submitted by Joshy1987 on February 25, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,536 |
Words | 352 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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