Addictions

For a friend. One who is now gone.

a hard life set before you

concrete and ready to start

but did you choose this life?

not that I will say so

substances, substances, substances

addiction, addiction, addiction

lying, cheating, backstabbing

hurting the ones you love

 but who is to blame?

who to blame for such strife?

is it your fault?

not that I will say so

you promised to stop

you decided to stop

you said you'd stop

oh! why didn't you stop?

and now so far from me

in the a world that I am not in

they found your body lying

in the dirt, eyes cold, dim

a hard life set behind you

it's all over now

soon to be forgotten

soon to fade away

you wanted to stop

you tried to stop

I helped you stop

is it too late to stop?

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is so sad, and as friends we deal with this...feeling there must be something we could do to help our friends in these situations, but the bottom line is that they must want to help themselves...it has to start there....and if they don't...eventually all those left behind suffer tremendously...
a really moving and poignant write.

j.