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Your Addiction

Marta Channel 1961 (Texas)

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Your addiction weaves a web of lies and blame. Angry words cut my heart to pieces.
Back and forth.
An endless game.
A litany of hate that never ceases.

I watch, powerless, as you slip into madness. Hoping for a lucid moment that never arrives. Broken window.
Our relationship.
Shards of glass reflecting ebon skies.

Yet beneath the din,
somewhere in the shadows,
hidden by your delusions.
You.
Beating heart.
Flesh and bone.

Calm your mind.
Be still.
Breathe.

About this poem

It is my hope that anyone who has fought addiction personally or has seen a loved one slip away due to addiction can relate to the the confusing feelings surrounding this experience - loss, pain, anger, and forever a sense of hope in a sea of hopelessness.

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Written on September 26, 2023

Submitted by marta_channel on September 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 478
Words 97
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 6, 3
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Marta Channel

Marta Channel retired from the automotive industry in 2017 and now makes her home in Idaho. Since retiring, she has explored a number of creative activities including gardening, cooking French cuisine, baking bread and pastries, learning foreign languages and playing the piano. She especially enjoys making terrariums and miniature gardens for friends. more…

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