An Addicts Poem: A selection of poems written through addiction and recovery.

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Neil Steinberg: It’s a very quotidian act, the handing of the plate. That sort of to me drives home the horror of this, because they’re living their lives like this, it’s a condition of life. She’s doing this very ordinary act, maybe her dress is ripped open, maybe that’s about to happen. Time is fluid in this poem I believe, like it is in memory. But it’s a beautiful way to end this poem, because it’s so open ended. It’s not a definitive end, it’s just the ordinary life that she carries in her memory continuing.

The Rush is described as a feeling very much like a heightened and prolonged ****** ******. A great relieve of tension. It is mostly felt when ****** or any of it's derivatives opioids/opiates is administered intravenously]. To step out of bed and splash water onto a severely distressed face and staring into a mirror with a despairing look. Sara Coleridge’s poem Poppies imagines an addicted mother seeing her son looking at the apparently innocent flower: “He loves their colours fresh and fine, /As fair as fair may be; / But little does my darling know / How good they are to me.”Our addicts will do what they want, when they want, with no regard for their own health and well being, or that of anyone else. That's the nature of addiction. Sadly, that is the truth that we have to face To read a Sharon Olds poem is to peer into some first instance of creation: to see that spark that must have been both the inevitable beginning and ending of all life. A few elements come together—crash together, really—forming one thing that is the root of all things. Call it love. Call it our humanity.

I bring self destruction, but still you can’t tell, I’ll sweep you through heaven, then drop you in hell, I’ll chase you forever wherever you go, And then when I catch you, you won’t even know. addiction is small puddles of water in the desert that lead to a mirage in the distance, you continue drinking, believing that you are being led to your salvation only to realize it has all been an illusionIf you're the parent, partner, child or carer of someone who uses drugs, you may feel worried, frustrated and alone. Curtis Fox: The book is made up of quotations from poems, from prose, from diaries, all sorts of stuff. You know what’s astonishing for me is that no one has done this before! Now look at you bastards, you’re thinking clear, You escaped with your lives when you found your way here. Only fools think they’re winners when admitting defeat, It’s what you must say when you’re claiming that seat. At night they go to underground dens, sweaty bodies, loud music and freedom. Expressive manifestations glowing fueled with MDMA and other substances to further their enjoyment of the dark glorious occasion. Kandi kids sporting colorful bracelets, not watches for time is of no concern to them, they have all eternity they know that. I hope you are feeling better today Maxine, and that your "down" period is becoming an "up" one. Peaks and troughs have been an aspect of my recovery process too. I think these experiences of good and bad days are essential to our gaining strength.

We must remember the good moments we shared with [Deceased's Name]. The summers spent fishing by the lake, the family barbecues, and the laughter that filled our homes. Striking beauty school students who are into making the people of this world a little bit more beautiful on the outside. Narrow minded uproars about the spread of AIDS, nonsense! The puritanical onslaught of those who want nothing more than the rest of us, love. "Gay", "****", "******", "queer", how about "kind", "funny", "genuine human being"? The right to be married and divorced should be an option for everyone to enjoy. The strains and hardships of matrimony are yours if you want them. If you don’t agree don’t hate or harm just allow them to be peacefully. Same goes for anything for that matter, Jehovah's going door to door, Mormons from Burbank. New ideas are never a bad thing, they’re not a waste of time. On average you have about eighty years to mull over your options.

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My dear friend contemplates this every night laying in bed, fetal position; the anxiety if having to be a part of this. If you’re struggling to overcome an addiction, no one needs to tell you it’s tough – you’re living it. Sometimes you could use a few encouraging words to remind you that you’re not in this alone and that, yes, change really is possible. With that in mind, here are some words for those in recovery, each designed to shine a little light when things look dark. The feeling of an empty stomach, can be just as great as the feeling others get while watching ****. So please don’t forget me, I won’t forget you, I’ll stand by your side watching all that you do, I’m ready and waiting, so call if you please, I won’t let you forget me… I am your disease.