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Gold cherry
Poem of the week
Pick of the Month

By JupiterMoon

Tue, 25 Jun 2024
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11 comments
 

parched

 

nine years

since waking in cold piss

often mine

sometimes others

 

nine years

since smashing up my face

falling over falling down

falling for someone

 

nine years

since shaking at dawn

both hands

incapable for the bottle

 

nine years

since i screamed

at the sun

over and over

 

 

nine years

of rage

barely below the surface

 

nine years

of hoping so hard

it jams my breathing

 

nine years

of craving every drink

in everyone’s hand

everywhere

 

nine years

of never being able to

switch off shut out

or quietly implode

 

nine years

of this thing

called sobriety

nine years

and fucking counting

 

Certificate 15
Poem
Philosophy

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

They say it's one day at a time. Some of those days don't sound very easy, for which I'm sorry - but congratulations for getting through nine years of them

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Each day is a victory...and a mountain to climb. This brilliant poem is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day. Please do share.

Picture by Michael Klajban, copyright free at Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Passing_Time_sculpture,_Christch...

Submitted by Nolan on

I think you've got the wrong attitude &

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I'm so pleased this got golden cherries - congratulations Jupiter, very well deserved!

 

Submitted by celticman on

don't stop counting don't stop believing. 

 

Submitted by hudsonmoon on

Keep countinting . . . and writing. Brilliant piece.

Rich

 

Submitted by JupiterMoon on

Thank you everyone for such supportive, encouraging comments. It's an arduous road at times, but not as consistently bleak and as frustrating as this poem might suggest!    

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

This stunning piece of writing is our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!

Submitted by hudsonmoon on

Excellent choice for SOTW. Congrats, JupiterMoon.

Rich

 

Submitted by seashore on

Glad you wrote it and glad I read it.

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Month - Congratulations!;