Notes About The Poem

There are many addictions....

I Never Had You At All

Religion smoked a cigarette,
while sugar did some drugs,
I drank gin and anisette,
Heroin gave you hugs.

Was it my kleptomania
that seemed like such a threat?
You'd turn your back for hours,
hoarding the internet.

Drama was your primal right,
vandalism your apogee,
you had to have the spotlight,
spread your fame for all to see.

I was vitriolic,
without the wealth I seek,
became a workaholic,
for seven days a week.

Adrenaline was my certain need,
you were a voyeur sure,
I always wanted faster speed,
***** seemed your only cure.

Gambler's chips line all your shelves,
I bet on caffeine's sway,
you are Santa with steroid elves,
shopping - your passion play;
we're video games that run ourselves,
for twenty-four hours a day.

You cut yourself so many times,
carving addiction's text,
I drown myself with a metered rhyme,
before looking for the next.

Bulimia made you ascendant,
chocolate broke my fall,
I thought we were codependent,
But I never had you at all.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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December 19, 2016 at 8:48 AM
not to mention souping, thank goodness I'm still pooping, but reading poems, has cost me homes, my mind is simply looping. sorry, it's my lim'rik addiction talking. Great discourse on the dilemma of "balance" as they say. N-joyed ~ john
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December 19, 2016 at 1:52 PM
"Balance" - sounds boring, frankly. ; ) Cheers, John.
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December 18, 2016 at 9:20 AM
Great write you are amazing Doug enjoying ever one.
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December 18, 2016 at 9:37 AM
Thanks for the kind comment, John. : ) I hope so - things should be fun or otherwise worthwhile to read.
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December 18, 2016 at 9:21 AM
every
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December 17, 2016 at 6:25 PM
doug - this is so creatively written! very impressive, with a wonderful ending...
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December 17, 2016 at 6:31 PM
Hey Ilene, thank you! I started out aiming at a humorous nonsense poem, but by the third line I realized the compass needle was pointing another way.
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December 17, 2016 at 2:48 PM
- Too many temptations in life .... question becomes what we prioritize ... how we want to live in the future - A very great poem, Doug - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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December 17, 2016 at 6:33 PM
Yeah. : P And it was absolutely easy to say, compared to doing it all the time hee hee hee.
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December 17, 2016 at 3:38 PM
- You're absolutely right, Doug :)
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December 17, 2016 at 3:04 PM
Merci, Anne-Lise. "How we want to live in the future" - to secure this, we sometimes must forgo the attraction of the moment. Not that I'm very good at it, but I think one of the best definitions of "maturity" is the willingness to give up more immediate gratification for long term gain.
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