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Another Heroin Dancer

Another Heroin dancer On the street today Dodging, weaving, tempting death Out of things to say Interrupting traffic With nowhere to go A senseless waste of human kind No seeds left to sow Another Heroin dancer Crossed my path this way Prompting pause to reconsider The price we have to pay For being apathetic To those who are so lost And finding means of helping The ones which life has tossed For everyone among us Whose story is unknown Can teach us, help us understand How hopelessness is grown That no one is immune And judgment is no place To start, to heal or contemplate A world all can embrace

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Heidi Sands

Date: 1/4/2018 8:17:00 AM

Excellent poem Mike! Filled with such empathy and truth :) Happy Thursday!

Mike Gentile
Date: 1/4/2018 8:50:00 AM

Thanks Heidi, Happy Thursday to you!! I hope you are surviving the weather, it's brutal!! xxxoo

Jan Allison

Date: 12/21/2017 2:52:00 PM

Such a hard hitting poem on the realities of this addictive drug. Powerfully penned poem Mike:-) hugs jan xx

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/21/2017 3:24:00 PM

thanks so much, Jan xxoo

Vijay Pandit

Date: 12/21/2017 12:21:00 PM

Your poem depicts a sad truth with a powerful message--I like the way you ended it with hopeful words--well done, Mike.

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/21/2017 2:14:00 PM

Thank so much, Vijay!!!

Silent One

Date: 12/21/2017 11:47:00 AM

A hard hitting poem about the harsh realities of such addictions.. You have expressed it very well in your own unique style...

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/21/2017 2:14:00 PM

Thanks Silent One, I always appreciate your kind comments !!!! not sure what my style is but if I am developing one, that's good

Judith S

Date: 12/21/2017 11:07:00 AM

Wow Mike! What a great poem!!! All drugs, but heroin especially, are a tragic epidemic. And I love how you bring to light here that they shouldn't be judged. Their stories are important and we need to start listening. So many are being lost to this nightmare and your poem is a compassionate look that needs deeper consideration by society as a whole. ~ Judy

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/21/2017 11:43:00 AM

Thanks so much, Judy!!!

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 12/21/2017 10:13:00 AM

Wonderful pen. A fave. Bless :) xomo!

Mike Gentile
Date: 12/21/2017 11:42:00 AM

Thanks so much Maureen xxoo