Written By Lisa Morris
Your relapse of your addiction
Is causing me the pain
Just when I offered my heart again
You started driving me insane
The powerlessness inside you
Is tearing us apart
The drug that you love more than me
Is killing your dying heart
My world was wrapped around you
You were my heart and soul
But your broken promises and shattered dreams
Are hurting more than you could know
Our children are all crying
Because they know you let them down
How can I tell them daddy's dying
And will no longer be around
Your lying words and drug abusing
Are costing me my hope
I love you so very much
But with your addiction I cannot cope
So if you choose drugs over us
Then we have to break the ties
Because our life must carry on
We can no longer live with lies
So if sobriety means nothing to you
And you're willing to break our hearts
Then we'll go on living like we have
Which is miles and miles apart
If I try and keep you around me
Then I will relapse too
I don't need that on my head
I think you know that's true
To say good-bye for now it seems
Is all there is to say
I'll carry on into the future
And living day to day
I can not promise to wait on you
To straighten out your life
But if you stop abusing drugs
Then I might remain your wife
I have but one more thing to say
And its not what you want to hear
You need to get some help somehow
I say this with a tear
Author notes
If you do drugs Stop....If you don't, DON'T START...Cause once it gets it's hooks into you, it's hard to break free. DarkestAngel68
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- Positivity Stemming from Addiction by aslanlight.
740 points, ended July 8, 2007, 11 entries
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this is a diffrent kind of abuse from teh other poems, but it still counts. Youre right, drugs and alcihol tears families apart. Sometimes the druggie will claim that it's their body they can do what they want and stuff, but really, it hurts everyone arround them too. Thanks for entering this into my contest
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"Because they know you let them down
How can I tell them daddy's dying"
Powerful,
Drugs arn't a big part of my life, and I don't think I'm addicted, but It does make me think about how things could be.
Thank you for entering this, and I'm sorry if this is personal for the pain.
All my love.
Sophie
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This is so sad but I love it. I've been with addicts before and it really does destroy the relationship. Addictions are hard to get away from, I know. The person just has to decide if they want help or not. This is really powerful, especially because drugs have been a bigger part of my life than usual lately.
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Wow yes indeed! This reminds me of the total blindness addiction causes, we can't see, feel or hear those around us. The only voice we're aware of is the drug or drink constantly calling. You've managed to portray the hell of addictions from the sides of an addict and someone hurt by an addict. Powerful stuff!
Peace Georgia
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Your author note is very true. This is a poem I'm sure many can relate to. I like how you started this poem. Nicely done.
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