I've seen the teeth of heroin
as it slowly ate a life
and sat and watched it working
like a madman with a knife.
It cut away the dignity
and aged a face too fast
then left the scars of nightmares
that always seem to last.
I've watched those tears of anger
when she hadn't slept all night
and I tried to help her face it
I tried to help her fight.
I hate that thing called heroin
and I hate the ones who trade
in all that human misery
that uncaring minds have made.
Slowly, oh so slowly
she begins to mend again
but I can't forget those hours
I shared that lady's pain.
Author notes
We often talk about the war
and the state the world is in
but drugs and all their misery
is a fight that we MUST win.
A contest entry
- x |Heroin| x by Dead Star--x.
300 points, ended April 16, 2007, 33 entries
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Comments
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Damn have I been there, trading everything I have for my next fix. It's terrible; I can see the pain and the struggle by the tone of this poem.
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this one really hit close to my heart, ive seen the effect drugs cause and how devastating it is to all parties involved.. yes we need to win this war on drugs, its stealing to many lives. this is a very well penned poem, you can feel it.
Shanelle
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To Victory then!
A compassionate piece with real teeth...well done, Poet. Your rhyme is only overshadowed by your topic, which causes me to say to myself..."Awake, my soul...and fight!" Peace, Rhonda
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