like a mesmerized moth
you were pulled
by an invisible thread
to the flame
of addiction
you should have flown around it
but you didn’t
and now you are going to burn to death
Author notes
Like a moth to a flame
Not quite sure if this is what was wanted for the contest...
A contest entry
- Give A Metaphor More Potency!!! by Quality Contests.
425 points, ended April 15, 2007, 13 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Passing through once more before the results. Thank you for entering and making this contest a success.
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Wow. Blunt, but I like it. Thanks for entering.
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Blunt and truthful. A new, youthful spin on a tired metaphor. Brilliant, simply brilliant.
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