Recovering Addict
"Powerful addictions sink their long, hooked talons into the afflicted, latching on" - quote by poet
Life is hard for Rod, an addict
Living with chronic pain
For years, he's been wrestling with
Two unrelentingly tempting afflictions;
Drugs and alcohol.
Both threaten to suck him
Into the vortex of self-destruction.
If he manages to pull himself
Out of the abyss of one addiction,
He sinks neck-deep into another.
Rod's drug of choice is Percocet
He has tried to untether himself
From it to no avail.
He has successfully quit alcohol
Only to be reeled back again.
But he's putting up a fight
Day in, day out, determined
To get clean and sober,
To defeat demons without mercy.
Godspeed, Rod!
F Form - Free Verse - New- Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France
Theme chosen: Life
Date written: 02/24/2022
Copyright © Edward Ibeh | Year Posted 2022
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