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Drugged-Up and Dying

The familiar burbon warmth crept through each vessel, slow and hard the burn- turning me out from the inside. I closed my eyes and braced for impact, I always fall hard right here... Long tendrils of silky-soft hair framed my porcelain face as I lowered my head in defeat. I'm clean on the surface but stained like church glass underneath, a wrecked consequence of this beautiful life that is ominously cursed with the promise of death.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 3/2/2014 9:18:00 PM
Erica, this is a well written poem... Enjoyed reading this piece:). Verlena - Oblivion Dark Sunshine
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Date: 3/2/2014 1:41:00 PM
Lovely, strong, hard-hitting poem,,,keep them coming :) paul
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Date: 2/18/2014 8:27:00 PM
Erica, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community, as I did when I first join the soup March 2010. You will find many friendly poets, who ready to take you under the their wings, and support and offer any kind of feedback. I will be around to help you grow with the community, if you like. I look forward to meeting and reading any poems or smiles you offer. :) :) :) We are one big happy family. (Drama & Love) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 2/14/2014 11:08:00 AM
Awesome. Keep writing....
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Date: 2/12/2014 7:53:00 AM
I love the honesty and the revealing of your soul. Perfectly composed and packed with brilliant metaphors: "I'm clean on the surface but stained like church glass underneath, a wrecked consequence of this beautiful life" —Bravo, Poet!
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Date: 2/11/2014 12:26:00 AM
Erica Amazing... just amazing... Im so happy to have met you and Im really happy to see you here... Keep em coming love !! :)
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Date: 2/10/2014 2:33:00 PM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Erica- I choose your first moving written poem - hope you will write many poem in the future- Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 2/10/2014 2:32:00 PM
Hi Erica, nicely and epic. I don't like death, however, we all have to embrace something. , Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will find much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your way of writing. But, for the mean time, I will greet you with the same smile, other poets passed when I first join the soup 4 years ago. I wish you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT
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