21. Monkey Business
That monkey on your back,
He's a tricky little guy.
I thought that he was dead and gone.
I thought he said goodbye.
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I can relate a lot to this as well. I'm married to an addict. He just got out of prison this month and is already back in jail for meth. He's 40 years old and we have four kids together, and...
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22. Letter To Meth
You don't know me,
and I promise you never will.
You've taken over my best friend.
His soul you're out to steal.Featured Shared StorySweet Lilly, both my parents were and still are and I'm 33 years old. All I've ever wanted was to have normal parents. Somehow I became an addict at the age of 19 to oxicontin and then have...
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23. The Shooting Star
The shooting stars we used to see,
Up in the sky, just you and me,
Those are the times I hold so dear,
Laughing, joking, we had no fear.Featured Shared StoryThis poem hit home for me. I have a brother who I used to be best friends with. We did everything together, even after I found out that he was addicted to heroin and crack. I would ask him to...
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Featured Shared Story
I am completely taken aback by this poem and your comment. I have a son who just turned 18, and he has been using. His name is also Ethan. My biggest fear is your reality, and my heart goes...
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26. Why?
Why do you do this to me again and again?
I am your family, I am your friend,
But it just seems you only love it,
The thing that's turning your life to spit. -
27. An Addict
She chased the dragon into the night
Now we fear she will never see the light
She has so much to live for
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28. Your Life, Our Woes
Your words seem slurred and jumbled
As if you're not making any sense
Eyes red like you're lacking sleep
And you always seem to be tenseFeatured Shared StoryAmen. Prayers for anyone who suffers from addiction and for all of the lives that are touched by a person's addiction, as well. Blessings on you for the rest of your life.
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29. Who Are You To Judge?
People want to say bad things
And judge you for the monster you've become
But they don't know the truth
Of just how bad drugs have made you numbFeatured Shared StoryThis poem really hit home. It reminded me so much of my oldest daughter's dad who is an addict and sitting in jail waiting to go to prison over his addiction. He was such a wonderful man...
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30. My Papa's Waltz
Famous Poem
The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy. -
31. Just One More Day
Just one more use; it's not abuse
To make it through my day
Just one more day is all I want -
32. Dear Daddy...
I haven't seen you
And it kills me,
But what can I do?
I can't set you free! -
33. Hope
The kids are bathed.
Everyone's teeth are brushed.
As we lay down to bed
The house seems so hushed.Featured Shared StoryThis made me cry mostly because I'm am the addict and as I read this it was as if my children were speaking. I've been clean for over a year but they are with their grandparents and they...
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34. Help Me Momma
A 16 year old boy alone in his room,
nothing left in his life but gloom.
He cleans up the kitchen empty of food,Featured Shared StoryMy mom and I used to be so close. We both had the same drug of choice, meth, and cleaned up in 2007 together. We bonded over it. Talked about it. Grew from it. I even lived with her for about...
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35. Girl And Boy
In her life there was some joy.
Then one day she met a boy.
He seemed to take away her tears. -
36. Truly Drug Free
I was there when you fell in the ditch,
I was there when cocaine made you itch.
I was there upon your first cry.
I was there when you wanted to know why. -
37. Daughter Of An Addict
As I went away,
You wasted another day.
I guess I wasn't as important
As you used to say. -
38. Vicodin
I thought you were my friend.
You wouldn't cause any pain,
but little did I know,
you'd make me go insane.
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