Poems about Addiction

• Alex

  Alex had left his gas fire on all night, / After a while he woke up, / sweating and shaking, / not because he was hot, / no, / Alex had del

  by rhetorica 280 words, 8 comments, on Nov 8 5:25 PM. In Addiction
• Syrup Boy

  Syrup Boy loved sugar in whatever form it came, / From candy canes to ice cream, he ate sweetness everyday. / He’d have éclairs for breakfa

  by dirty clean poet 224 words, 8 comments, on Sep 16 6:31 AM. In Weird, Humor, Dark, Death, Abstract, Childrens, Addiction, Life
• Mercy

  It was crystal clear and foul smelling. / She loved it though. / The effect. / The way it hid her pain and unwanted emotions. / I couldn't help but wonder if she loved it more than me. / / The process consumed her --the ritual. / Unscrewing

  by mem 272 words, 2 comments, on Sep 11 10:39 PM. In addiction, life, sadness, mother, sickness, battles, personal, anger
• the tankard

  You use that last bottle of wine to / Lubricate your social interactions: / Those long evenings of longer distractions / Spent in pubs wond

  by dirty clean poet 121 words, 8 comments, on Aug 17 6:24 AM. In Sad, Society, Thoughts, Rhyme, Personal, Perception, Addiction
• On the Edge of Death Depressed

  by marcusmoore 233 words, 20 comments, on Aug 13 7:09 PM. In Adult, Dark, Prose, Life, Sad, Love, Family, Thoughts, Personal, Pain, Addiction
• Page Forty-Eight

  by marcusmoore 200 words, 32 comments, on Mar 25 11:06 PM. In Adult, Addiction, Sad, Life, Dark
• Lament For Edie

  A damaged beauty so / intriguing, she made / a gay man question his / sexuality. / / Made a folk-singer, / song-writer call her / a "Rolling Stone". / The vanity. / Every girl from Jersey, / wants her cheek bones. / / A vulnerabl

  by marcusmoore 163 words, 33 comments, on Mar 7 8:34 AM. In Life, Rhyme, True, Addiction, Fame, Sad, Death, Society, Alliteration, Loss
• Feel This Cold

  by marcusmoore 110 words, 11 comments, on Feb 25 3:31 AM. In Adult, Dark, Addiction, Depression, Life, Weird, Lyrics
• What About Now?

  by marcusmoore 234 words, 5 comments, on Feb 25 3:03 AM. In Adult, Angst, Lyrics, Rhyme, Sad, Life, Addiction
• Falling

  / Crashing down to the ground / I tear at the carpet screaming / Screaming and crying / How could this happen again / Hating who I am and what I've become / I am in agony / Broken heart and a broken soul / I have to get a grip on this sel

  by Dragonshadow 158 words, 2 comments, on Jan 27 1:21 AM. In Addiction, Pain, Dark
• A Day in The Life Of Me

  by marcusmoore 236 words, 3 comments, on Jan 25 2:36 AM. In Adult, Angst, Dark, Rhyme, Life, Lyrics, Personal, Sad, Addiction, Pain, Abuse, Loss
• Shared With The Drink

  The addiction was to be your fate / One that you could never escape / / One drop reaches your lips / And you are consumed all over again / / Father? Alcoholic? / At one time two personalities / Occupying one body / / The addiction w

  by Anonanette 125 words, on Jan 24 4:46 PM. In Hope, Love, Sad, Family, Addiction
• Crazy

  Before you / I didn't know what crazy was, / I thought it was short / for wild or cool / for someone with a spirit / too big for this world

  by riveralex 311 words, 25 comments, on Nov 12 2:47 PM 2007. In Dark, Madness, Pain, Raw, Other, Anguish, Addiction, Relationships, Society