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Addiction
- By Christina Carbone
- Published: November 2009
Me And You Hand In Hand

I don't know what you're going through
I just know the things you say
and the symptoms that occur
are the same each passing day

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I really like your poem, and I understand your pain. I lost my husband to an accidental overdose 4 months ago, and I am really struggling and grieving. I miss him every second of every day....

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Goodbye, Mister Cocaine
- By Ronald Doe
- Published: December 2008
Poem About Walking Away From Cocaine

Now who's that knocking on my brain?
I hope it's not you, Mister Cocaine.
Because Mr. Cocaine, you and I are through,
And so is the fake fun that I had with you.

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Wow! You really started using a deadly drug at a very young age. I do congratulate you that you have been clean now for four years. That is a humongous accomplishment for someone who used as...

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My Papa's Waltz
- By Theodore Roethke
The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.

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Dear Daddy...
- By Jessica Camarena
- Published: July 2015
Poem About Choosing Alcohol Over Daughter

I haven't seen you
And it kills me,
But what can I do?
I can't set you free!

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How Could You?
- By Laura graves
- Published: March 2008
Poem About Mom's Drug Addiction

How could you let it control you?
Things were fine in the beginning.
I could tell you anything,
but now we can't even speak.

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Who Are You To Judge?
- By Kelly Anne Bell
- Published: April 2011
People want to say bad things
And judge you for the monster you've become
But they don't know the truth
Of just how bad drugs have made you numb

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This poem really hit home. It reminded me so much of my oldest daughter's dad who is an addict and sitting in jail waiting to go to prison over his addiction. He was such a wonderful man...

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Mommy's Found
- By Margaret
- Published: June 2018
Poem Asking Children For Forgiveness For Being An Addict

My child, I'm right here,
Looking for reasons for the things I've done,
Why I went to the places I did,
and how my feelings kept me away for so long.

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Red Light
- By Brittney Elizabeth
- Published: March 2008
Teenager Killed By A Drunk Driver Poem

He was the most loved with a million friends.
Football star with so many wins.
He had the cutest smile that you would ever see.
He was the funniest person that you would ever meet.

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A Letter To A Young Addict From His Mother
- By Patricia Daly
- Published: August 2014
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This letter is dedicated to families
who have suffered living
with an addict.
The unsung heroes who are never recognized,

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My Josh
- By Sue Cushing
- Published: June 2011
The Monster's Name Is DOPE

In my mind I hold a picture
Of how we used to be
For everything you needed
You could turn to me.

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There is something worse than death or jail. It's the land of nothingness full of evil spirits and lost souls. That place where you can't die and you have no one or nothing. This keeps me...

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