The tiny, yellow, shiny pills beckon
to me, like headlights of a car; I reckon
it wants me to stop,
its little feelers waving at the top.
Without giving it another thought,
I popped them into my mouth and gargled
for a bit, but something seems caught
in my throat; it tightened and I felt strangled.
I turned to look at myself in the mirror,
saw a stranger staring back—
it was a purple creature with five eyes, oh horrors,
my world and mind were all out of whack.
Looking all around me,
I saw the whole world filled with alien faces.
For once, they’re finally the same as me, can you see,
amongst all the empty spaces these are my familiar places.
I returned to my cutting and blue blood
poured forth, this is how it feels,
I puked green vomit and it is like a slimy flood,
and everything is numbed and nothing heals.
Taking a little trip on my
out-of-this-world spaceship,
meeting all those alien friends, feeling shy,
and I just want to return to earth, back to being a dip.
It doesn’t matter really,
that I’m just so different.
I just wish they would say sorry
and maybe be a little reverent.
Me, with not an alien face
but feeling like a human fraud,
always off-the-mark and out-of-place,
I hope that someday, I’d hit the right chord.
I scrawled hearts and stars,
up and down my arm,
covered my face with water mixed in tar.
Newsflash: I’m just really into self-harm.
You swept the yellow pills from my hand
and replaced them with the white ones,
I’m so grateful, my knees wobbled so I’d barely stand.
I popped them down, then you’re gone.
My alien world is back,
so are my alien friends.
I’m high on crack
again and again, till eternity ends.
In a list
A contest entry
- Ancient Rymes and Opium Dreams by intoothandclaw.
700 points, ended January 4, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Give me hope, tell me about Abuse. by Cyanide Dreams.
1500 points, ended January 25, 36 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Do you feel so out-of-place in the world sometimes? So weird? So misunderstood?
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WEll then. I was so not expecting this. It made me laugh out loud. The imagery is really good and it shows what addiction to a drug could do. Good job and good luck.
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"Newsflash: I’m just really into self-harm."
that was great. Like Captain Obvious.
I'm glad you decided to enter this; it was sad yet fun to read!
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Thsi was scary and the last bit had a bad drugs in it. It was like a big scary story. Thank you for entering my competition.
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I like how you rhymed. Thank you for entering.
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i love the last stanza
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Well been here a time or two......Much as I hate to admit it those days had their charm and at times I long for them again!! Thank you for an incredible "trip" down memory lane!! Your entry was awesome and I thank you for your patience while comment
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its very expressive, really enjoyed it.
you really pulled me into that world - your vivid descripions and use of metaphors was great.
i remember when i was youger and even still now - i would why i could never just feel "normal".
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