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Burnout

May 6, 2019
By cojolow BRONZE, Wentzville, Missouri
cojolow BRONZE, Wentzville, Missouri
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One thing that is always hard to deal with is drugs,

and it is even worse when it comes to addiction.

Not only do drugs hurt you,

but they hurt everyone around you, like your family.

With drugs you can’t win, you can only lose,

so why do something with such a high cost?


The non-stop pain and stress is not worth the cost,

emotion and physical pain because of drugs.

All the time and money that you’ll lose,

feeding and growing on the addiction.

Your choices cause problems for the whole family

and the only one who can fix it is you.


I will always blame you

for everything you have cost

us, the memories my family

will always have to burden, all because your need for drugs.

You claim you can’t control it because it’s your addiction,

But the truth is you are trapped in a game you created, that you are going to lose.


How does it get so far, where you lose

complete control of your life. You

have no idea how much your addiction

is hurting us. Your drug use is a cost

that this family can’t afford. You need to choose between the drugs

or us. Drugs will kill you, but you know what will save you? Family.


I am growing tired of my family

crying each night. We fear we’ll lose

the one we loved so much, but drugs

have made you someone you’re not. We have tried to help you,

but you avoid our love and support at any cost.

As humans, we have addictive traits. Your addiction is drugs, and saving you is our addiction.


You need to fight the demons that encourage your addiction,

because we can’t fight them for you. Our family

will always be here for you, but the cost

of trying to help you is tearing us apart. We all are starting to lose

our faith, because it seems you

don’t want help. It’s scary to see how much a family can crumble due to drugs.


If you want to lose not only your family,

but your own life due to your addiction to drugs,

then you go ahead. Just know every choice comes with a cost.


The author's comments:

This poem is in the form of a sestina. It involves a topic that some would consider tough to talk about, but the message of the poem is clear.


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