Deadly Addiction



I sit here in a drug enhanced rage,
confined by a substance to which I am a slave,
there isn't a rehab in the world that can cure my ailment,
for my narcotic is the cunting stench of your perfume,
the egotistical way of telling me I'm a loser,
the molding of my beaten character,
the breaking of my tired heart,
the dissection of a man,
yes I'm addicted to all your punishing qualities,
I pay for my drug with eternal love and passion,
as the highs become much easier to curb,
so I've decided the last sound you'll hear,
will be the knife sharpening,
and the only stench you'll put off,
will be the ether on the cloth I put over your mouth,
I've just kicked the habit.
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Submitted on August 10, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 653
Words 129
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16

Ryahn Gillis

Hello world! I am a poet before anything else in life, even as a boy, I would write in a journal deep into the night. I feel poetry is a very simplistic approach to relating to our human counterparts and that is why I have cultivated such an affinity for it. I can't wait to read new and old poetry as well as have the opportunity to hear negative or positive feedback on my own. Ultimately, I aim to add some of my own ingredients to the recipe for human togetherness and understanding. more…

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