Hello? War In Here

It was one of those moments 
The ones no one ever views in real life 
Well I was cleaning my closet out 
And I found empty whiskey bottles 
That we'd shared for a while 
Hidden under all the clothes 
You left through the years 

It got even worse 
When I found that old picture 
Of us sitting down, both 30 pounds lighter 
We used to be so young 
With our big hair and first packs 
This is when it all started 
When it started to get blurry 

It was insane to see 
How much we would take from eachother 
At 3 am I thought of how you were in bed 
And noticed I would take my turn 
Only when I was on the fix
Only when we were together 
Not for anyone else 

It was plain to see 
That I took my anger out on you 
I put all the blame on you 
My first joint was shared with you 
And since then I passed through the gates 
Only to find my dependence on them all 
It's all on me, just leave me alone

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 3/23/2010 11:18:00 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today Connie. I enjoyed reading this piece. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/23/2010 10:14:00 AM
Amazing read. Inspiring. To be clean, you have to stay away from the old environs and people. I am sure you already know that.
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Date: 3/23/2010 9:55:00 AM
this is really good. probably one of the more raw and real pieces i've read on here so far.
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