The Poet and the Junkie

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    The Poet and the Junkie

    Wafer thin, sunken eyes
    Theft from family, living on lies
    Intravenously fed next meal
    Scored from the last cocaine deal
    Existing off the fallen wagon
    Ever chasing never-caught dragon
    Circled windows to the soul
    Next high being the goal
    Arms riddled with collapsed veins
    Chemical conscious ever reigns
    Gap between poet and junkie is fine
    Both struggling for the next line
    High and low needs to be felt
    To get some experience under the belt

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    Etcetera commented on The Poet and the Junkie

    12-21-2009

    Interesting take, man. We'll all be in trouble when the poetry pusher's start charging for this shit.
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    Tempestlady commented on The Poet and the Junkie

    07-30-2009

    Here again, I am able to see, a cruel, but earthy similarity. Parallel one to the other, both searchng for a release. Keep on writing truth, please. Write on....
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    Nika731 commented on The Poet and the Junkie

    05-23-2009

    This is great work. I can relate to every word of it so it really touched me. I don't know if this is your own experience, but if so, I hope you pulled through.
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    Stark commented on The Poet and the Junkie

    04-28-2009

    This is a great analogy...and I'm not sure if you've ever known a junkie, but your description was pretty much spot on.
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    JadedJezzabel commented on The Poet and the Junkie

    04-01-2009

    made me wonder which one came first....meaning within myself. 10
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    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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