Addiction Hurts
If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, there’s hope.
Drunk and stumbling in once again.
I’m not disappointed… just hurt.
Stopped taking it personal
That you chose alcohol over us long ago.
Really Dad…
All you can say is that you’re sorry?
Call yourself a Lyft.
Try not to hit the ground.
I can’t carry you around.
Only if you agree to get some help—
Never mind.
Thank you for reading…❤️🩹
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3:00 AM Challenge Winners
B. A. Durham’s False Memories blends dream and reality in a seamless mix. As his father, afflicted by Alzheimer’s, fades away, the narrator is haunted by a dream that may be a memory, returning to him insistently. The piece is full of wonderful detail (the father touching his lip where once there was a mustache, “but now he is clean-shaven—he has been for years” — and moving in revealing the complexities of a family’s life. A worthy winner which shows the power of dreams to influence us.
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Comments (6)
This was a perfect take on the challenge. It's also sad because I know many people go through this.
This is a beautiful poem! It's so bad many children out there have to live with such kind of dads.
Well done!
Short and too the point and really works with the themes of distraction!! 🙌😊
Deep... Very Deep and Appreciated!
This is so good. I love it! It needs to be read by so many!