Addiction is an om'nous sounding word,
And some have felt its sting and felt its pain.
So many are the warnings gone unheard,
That ruined lives, once lost, we can't regain.
We hear of alcohol, cocaine and crack,
That take a life and hold it in their grasp.
And some are held spellbound by game or track,
A few would take a smoke with their last gasp.
And some find sex a lure they can't reject.
It holds them fast, a captive of their lust.
So difficult to fight with intellect
Because it is ourselves that we can't trust.
Addictions steal our body, steal our soul.
It's only when they're gone that we are whole.
Author notes
Not the only addictions, of course. Getting rid of them takes help. People who help are wonderful.
Written May 15th, 2004
In a list
A contest entry
- Write about addiction or time travel by pulsating.
550 points, ended May 17, 2004, 12 entries
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breathtaking
This poem really made my heart race, it touches so close to home, I think this poem would affect anyone who is lucky enough to read. I guess in my own sense I am addict as well...a facebook addict heehee, or you might like this one...a Brandon addict! I would have to say that this piece would definitly belong in my favourites list of poems you have written! You write sonnets so effortlessly, I hope that one day I can be even half the poet that you are dad. Something for me to strive towards I guess huh?? LOVE YOU <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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Such a great sonnet, on such an important subject, so many broken spirits missing out on the real high of living free.
Diane
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Returning the favor took me back awhile, but it was worth it to read this. The last two line grabbed me and won't let go. They will echo all day in my head.
You are such a superb writer, and I love reading anything by you. Excellent work Paul. Patricia -
you did great with this. it may interest you to know that I am trying to write a sonnet. it gives me writer's block though lol.
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this is so true! and until 2 years ago i would have been that person who would use their last gasp on a smoke. thank God i was able to quit. as for taking our bodys and souls, well said.
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This is a job well done...I can speak of the content which is brill...thanks for the entry.
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sad but enjoyable
A few would take a smoke with their last gasp.- I enjoyed this line especially- I got a very clear picture in my head. I liked how you approached this- somehow, I felt that you were smirking while writing it. My only suggestions is on the line about alcohol and such---just because it seemed much more straight forward than the rest of the poem and broke the flow. Sonnets are a forgotten art- good work! -
I thought this was a very good sonnet, particularly a good example of the correct stresses needed in a sonnet.
Jennifer
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