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June 12, 2013
By Understanding BRONZE, Fishers, Indiana
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Empty space
hole in my heart.
Nothing will fill it
nothing works
and it hurts
so much

Craving,
wishing.
My mind is consumed,
have to have more.
Wanting,
needing.
Desperation turns into sweats.
Shaking,
whimpering.
Just one thing,
one thing to fill the hole.
Thrashing,
screaming.
Told myself never again.
Crying,
begging.
Can't turn back now.
Relaxing,
calming.
I swear
it was the last time.
It will change.
But,
who am I kidding.
Regretting,
hating

My addiction consumes me
I am my addiction
and who can escape themselves.

© Tiana D., Monument, CO

The author's comments:
This is a very emotional poem. It's supposed to be read with a very agitated tone until the end. It's basically about an addict of something trying to quit, but ultimately failing at their goal. To me, this is kind of a glimpse into the mind of an addict, even if they don't specifically think these things. It's mostly a statement about how an addiction can control someone's thinking in such a way that it makes it impossible to quit.
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siddielee said...
on Jun. 21 2013 at 9:33 pm
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I LOVE POEM!
WrenArrington said...
on Jun. 16 2013 at 11:09 am
WrenArrington, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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I think you did a great job getting into the mind of an addict, especially with the very short lines--that seems like how an addict would really be thinking when the need to feed their addiction is in control. The only suggest I have is that in the last line, you should change "themselves" to "himself" or "herself" because it should be singular, but I don't think "themself" is a real word. Fix that, and it'll be a super awesome poem. Keep writing!