My Life In 9 Lines

Hyperactive and slow as a kid,
then labelled stupid with wit,
a confused academic but athletic,
whom then abused drugs and drunk 
and spent many years being high on skunk,
but then the social circle shrunk,
as the depression infringed,
push to the fringe of suicide,
but I'm still standing, still alive.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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September 27, 2018 at 1:56 PM
Brutal poem. Truth-you are gifted, Nick. Keep writing poems.
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September 24, 2018 at 2:54 PM
Let's hope that the positive note that you end on remains, Nick. I feel that you have a gift with words which could be used so productively once negativity recedes. Best wishes Wendy
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