Stand with me as I pass through
To the mystery of the land
As I inhale my last smoke rush
Grab my ice cold hand
My insides rot and take from me
The last minutes of my time
I feel my body slip away from yours
I hear old church bells chime
As my life flashes before my eyes
I see what I should've done
Then I tear myself inside out
At what I instead chose to become
What started with a cigarette
Became solvent abuse, then alcohol
And hard core drugs
I hand made my own noose
They say that when you pass
You go towards the light
But I chose to float the cold black mist
I never did things right
And as I float this darkness
I see what I had lost
There's a price to pay for raw addictions
Yet love, it has no cost
That was when it hit me
What life was all about
The ones who cared, the ones you'll miss
Their love it had no drought
The alcohol meant nothing
The cigarettes weren't fun
The drugs I swore i'd never take
Life ended before it begun
And in this moment of clarity
As all became so clear
I felt the touch, I felt the grasp
Of those I held so dear
I battled death and won
I took death to it's grave
Yet i'll never take it for granted
There's some you just can't save
So make the most of life
With those you hold so dear
For you will never really know
When your end is at a near
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Wow really good poem. I enjoyed reading it. Your title really caught my eye. I hope you do well in my contest and thanks for entering. Love and Peace!
-Jess
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Very well written piece you have here. I found this really enjoyable too read. Thanks for entering and best of luck too you in the contest.Keep up the good work.
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Really good message here. This has a bit of a rock and roll lilt to it, yet it stays very heartfelt and honest.
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I love this. <3
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True, the addict does not know how much they have hurt their families and loved ones until it's too late (as in your poem). Although (second to the last verse) is spelled wrong. And your ending is interesting, but it rhymes. Thank you for entering my contest.
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