ADDICTION'S WEB

Casanovas slipping into the red-light tangle;
Forbidden fruits, where temptations dangle.

A carousel sequelae of transient fun,
Shoving precious life through a darkened dungeon.

Herpes, a saboteur of life's quality;
Silent falsehoods, pernicious in totality.

Retrovirus tainting the filthy foray—
Courtesan's fate wrapped in tragic dismay.

The French disease, resurging like a dragon,
Greatest mimicker, its curse on the wagon.

An avalanche of despair, harrowing as the Holocaust;
Fleeting morale fulgurates, bruising life's bitter frost.

Relationships crumble, akin to a precarious card cascade—
An insidious monster of misery, lurking like a ticking grenade.

Dire repercussions of the aftermath,
Grueling the innocent's once-quiet path.

Serenading the cognizant wizard,
Salvaging thyself from a tumultuous blizzard.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Ashley Avatar
December 1, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Dear Jeta, indeed, addiction is a sticky web hard to escape once snared. Your imagery is potent and creatively expressed. Wonderful rhyming couplets tell a harrowing story of addiction. Congratulations for your success in Kai's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Buch Avatar
December 2, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Thank you, Ma'am!
One Avatar
November 15, 2024 at 9:11 AM
You describe it very well..
Buch Avatar
November 15, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Thank you!
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