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The Ballad of Addiction

January 27, 2022
By anyabeatrice GOLD, Encino, California
anyabeatrice GOLD, Encino, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world." <br /> -Marilyn Monroe


Just one hit, it can not hurt me,

Told that two more won’t be deadly,

The third time never is the charm,

Because that is addiction’s harm.


I thought that I’d be sent to heaven, 

The highs and lows, we vowed forever.

I thought that I had found my love,

But still, I never rose above.


I played a lethal game with Death,

Twice with cocaine and once with Meth.

We played with vodka, wine, and gin,

I didn’t know that he would win.


I fell so hard, there was no hope,

I’d never be as clean as soap.

I want to wash away addiction,

But I was never good with fiction.


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