Breathing

She's not breathing,
I Hope she does in a matter of time,
Right now she's seething,
From all the pain she holds inside,
And now I'm grieving,
For the loss of another beautiful mind,
But reminds me we can all fall down at anytime,
even the resplendent and kind,
If by our own design we choose to resign,

She was too independent of a girl to ask for help,
Maybe it's because she never had nobody to ask,
So she turned to liquid strength from inside of her flask,
And buried her face in a besotted mask,
Basking in an artificial glow that can never last,
Ever harassed by her woe is me thoughts,
Sown by her naughts
Though it's not what she sought,

But then her drinks became her drugs,
And her drugs became her loves,
Her loves became her fate,
And her fate became her hate,
And as of late, can't even stand to suffer,
Looking at herself in a mirror straight,
So she took her drugs to try and sedate,
Not realizing just how many that she ate,
And as her heart slowed to a minuscule rate,
She cried for help but it is already too late...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
September 1, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Congratulations on your win, Ian! LUv, Andrea
Mehta Avatar
August 27, 2010 at 7:24 PM
Congrats on the win, Ian
Taylor Avatar
August 24, 2010 at 5:56 AM
Congrats, Ian. Outstanding write. Nice going. Ralph
Culverhouse Avatar
August 24, 2010 at 5:56 AM
-so true...Congrats on the HM in the contest! well done!
Brown Avatar
August 24, 2010 at 5:10 AM
Congratulations Ian on your poetry winning in Paula Swanson's contest "Poetry For Poetry's Sake". Love, Carol
Roberts Avatar
August 23, 2010 at 9:28 PM
congrats on your HM in the contest
Sweetheart Avatar
August 23, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Congrats Ian on your HM in Paula's contest with this rare beauty.. enjoyed with luv..ciao..
Mehta Avatar
August 23, 2010 at 8:17 PM
Congrats on the win, Ian
A   Avatar
August 23, 2010 at 7:10 PM
Enjoying this monday night reading, thank you for the read,, enjoyed your write..P.D.
Neels Avatar
August 22, 2010 at 8:33 PM
Ian interesting title when the character of your piece is barely breathing.. I like that :) sometimes we get so caught up and don't realize something is addictive.. Welcome to the Soup ¤ Wilma
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