Andrea Dietrich Poet Sonnet

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The Love Drug

 "I've tasted love heroin and will never have that high again"..
    (paraphrased quote one from "Notting Hill")

Love heroin is very potent stuff.
It’s not like other drugs; it is for free.
There is no ban on it, but it is tough
to keep that high. It has no guarantee.

Some folks I know can make it last and last.
With just one hit, they’re good for sometimes years!
For most, this drug’s effects can wear off fast,
and then withdrawal brings them pain and tears.

Love heroin can bring such fevered bliss,
some addicts wreck their lives for it, or worse,
would kill for it, so I can tell you this -
expecting it to last is its great curse.

I’ve heard of people my age finding it.
I sure would like myself just one more hit!


Dec. 8, 2016 for the Three Choices Plus Two Which Equals Five
 Or I Haven't Got a Clue Contest of Sara Kendrick

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Maurice Rigoler December 24, 2016 at 3:57 PM Hi Andrea! Good to hear from you. Not sure what "love heroin" is unless you're saying love (sex) is an addiction. For many it is. Also, not a sonnet lover but tbis one (to your credit as a writer) is clear and well written, with great rhymes. And thank you for your many hits to my site. Much appreciated. / M

Sara Kendrick December 22, 2016 at 10:20 AM Your choice from the five choices is an excellent one in my book..I was so delighted to read your poem..Thanks for the entry in my contest your participation was encouraging and uplifting to me..Congrats on your placement..I like the accompaning picture as well..Sara

Michael Thompson December 20, 2016 at 6:52 AM What a wonderful write Andrea. I think that you said it quite well. Wouldn't we all like one last hit.

Charlie Smith December 19, 2016 at 12:08 PM Is that drug ingested directly into the heart or brain? Hmmm...Congratulations Andrea.

Connie Marcum Wong December 19, 2016 at 5:26 AM Back to tell you congratulations on your placement Andrea! Superb! : )

Darren White December 19, 2016 at 1:59 AM Notting Hill! There's so much small hidden treasure in that film :) Don't give up on that drug, it's worth it.

Richard D Seal December 17, 2016 at 7:27 PM Only one more hit Petal, you have plenty of time for more than that lol. Congrats. Take care, Richard

Jannie Breedt December 16, 2016 at 10:32 AM Well I overdosed and now I am sitting in rehab. Cleverly written sonnet

CayCay Godwin December 12, 2016 at 6:44 AM So you understood this contest? I went cross eyed reading the title alone. Each line is most clever, Andrea - there is humor and there is truth, woven smoothly together. Yep - always one more last hit of that love stuff ... CayCay

Afzal Nusker December 11, 2016 at 11:45 AM Wonderfully stated. Gonna fav it.

Just James December 11, 2016 at 10:54 AM hit me too!

Phyllis Babcock December 10, 2016 at 10:26 AM Love is all we need and I think we all would like that one more hit that one more high of the love bug. lol love phyl

Keith Baucum December 10, 2016 at 8:52 AM We all need love

Francis J Grasso December 10, 2016 at 8:18 AM Great write, Andrea.... I think everyone still thinks about one more hit!..... Maybe not - ...Fran

Wendy Rycroft December 10, 2016 at 5:15 AM How very clever this one was Astounding x

Vera Duggan December 10, 2016 at 1:26 AM Hi Andrea great write my friend, I don't need a love drug, in fact love is my drug especially after fifty four years, enjoyed it very much, take care.......Vera

Joseph May December 9, 2016 at 4:56 PM A potent drug indeed...Good write Andrea

Daver Austin December 9, 2016 at 11:15 AM I'll takea hit of that stuff.love , daver

Paloma P December 9, 2016 at 8:27 AM I'm also addicted to your poetry. :) Good luck, reads like a winner to me.

Chris Green December 9, 2016 at 7:29 AM Love is definitely an addictive drug and your poem says expresses this so wonderfully. And it only takes once and you are hooked, I know, I am. :)

Anne-Lise Andresen December 9, 2016 at 4:40 AM - A comparison of the best kind .... hooked on love ... a great drugs, Andrea - Luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Nette Onclaud December 9, 2016 at 3:14 AM surely, a quick fix, andie which loses its high soo fast... l love this one!..yes, the 'blood' image in my ''duplex" poem is symbolic... huggs

Joanna Daniel December 9, 2016 at 3:10 AM Very true comparison, Andrea:) sure to do well in the contest:)

Doug Vinson December 9, 2016 at 1:32 AM Worthy Andrea, so true. Here's to not being afraid to say how much we need it.

Connie Marcum Wong December 9, 2016 at 1:28 AM Love is indeed like a drug. Once you are hooked, you feel you can't live without it. You did a splended job relating that in your entry Andrea. It is like a roller coaster for me. Haha! 7 ; )

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