Consuming Drugs is Walking a Fine Line

Consuming Drugs is Walking a Fine Line

A Poem by LadyAnn68

Consuming Drugs is Walking a Fine Line

 

Consuming drugs is walking a fine line,

So thin almost invisible,

One side white, one side black,

Yet both sides at a glance seem so invite-able!

Each side has a good and each side has a bad,

Some make you happy others make you sad,

The problem is the instinctive drive and allure,

Which way to choose well…it can become so unsure!

 

Consuming drugs is walking a fine line,

So vague and ambiguous,

When still so young with gobs of energy,

Never stopping to “think” what it does to us,

Each side has a smart and each side has a dumb,

But what can feel so right is only being numb,

The problem is what we want we sometimes get,

When terribly wrong oceans of tears are usually wept!

 

Consuming drugs is walking a fine line,

So indefinite and yet so finite,

But when the urge hits you,

It is either the right time of day or the wrong time of night,

Each side could be righteous or it becomes sinful,

It can be hardship or it can be playful,

The problem is when it turns dark outside and shadows evil,

You have to defend yourself and can no longer afford to be civil!

 

Consuming drugs is walking a fine line,

So crooked no longer fair,

Emotional swinging up and then down,

Sorrow breaking your mother’s heart pulling your out your hair,

Each side has opposite effects,

No longer in control, no longer able to select,

 The problem is one wonders how you got “in”, one wonders now how to get “out”,

Echoing throughout the night in frustration and anger in a loud, hollow filled shout!

 

 

Question: ONE PONDERS, “WHAT TO DO WHEN WALKING THAT LINE?”

 

Answer: CROSS IT TO THE “RIGHT” SIDE!

 

LadyAnn Graham-Gilreath

2-15-13

 


© For LadyAnn Graham-Gilreath

 

 

 

 

 

© 2014 LadyAnn68


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What I love about this poem is the repetition of the idea of walking a thin line. It's ironic because its not that simple and hard to stray off but the inspirational message at the end is a reminder that we all must make the right choice. Good poem.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Very insightful and such a good message. my favorite lines
But what can feel so right is only being numb, "such a powerful line"
The problem is what we want we sometimes get,
When terribly wrong oceans of tears are usually wept!

Well written....

Posted 10 Years Ago


LadyAnn68

10 Years Ago

OH thank you... this is one I like myself.

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LadyAnn68
LadyAnn68

Canton, SD



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I am in my 50's and a student at Grand Canyon University for my Masters of Science in International Addictive Studies. I plan to do my PhD in Addiction Psychology at Intern at Boston Treatment Center. more..

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