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The meth that killed me
May 20, 2015
She did it for the rush
She needed to get away
Her brain turning to mush
Her hair was already grey
She was only seventeen
And tore the family apart
She was treated like a queen
Why couldent she be smart
Its time to say good-bye
As she lays in her death bed
Others try to deny
Life of a meth head
© Monica L., St. George, UT
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Hi Taylor, Thank you for commenting and sorry for the late response, lol. To answer your first question referring to "Why couldn't she be smart?", I was talking about why couldn't be smart enough to realize that there is someone who cares about them and that they where not alone. In todays world people do drugs to replace the love they can no longer feel.
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on May. 22 2015 at 11:56 am
I have one more critique: Your title says "The Meth That Killed ME" but your poem is speaking in third person... If there is some strategy behind this, please explain. Otherwise, it's very inconsistent and may cause confusion with the reader.
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on May. 22 2015 at 11:55 am
I love the ironic use of a patterned rhyme scheme in such a morose topic. Additionally, thank you for writing about this and trying to get a better grip of what's going on. The only line I disagree with is, "Why couldn't she be smart?" If you're referring to school/book-smart, I disagree strongly because there are many top-performing students who turn to drugs to solve their stress issues. If you're referring to common-sense-smart, then I agree because it is unmoral and pointless to do drugs. Again, I thank you for writing about such a hard topic.
This poem shows the life of a girl who is seventeen and thinks she is invencible but when she goes down the wrong path she ends up paying for it.