I have watched lately a 30 days real TV series about the life of a group of friends addicted to hallucinogens. To be honest studying about it is a thing and watching something real is a total another thing. Very destructive, money and health consuming.

Very thoughtful acrostic from you, Ingrid.

A very thought provoking piece by you here Ingrid, I have lost a number of friends to addiction, especially drug addiction and is such a sorrowful thing to see someone you care for decline to the point of no return.

Having said that, although clearly a sad write it is wonderfully written as always.

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Ingrid,
What a powerful and important acrostic poem this is. Nominated.
Take care and all the very best,
Ben

Hello Ingrid,

This is well penned. The 'thirst' you mention is apt. We need water to live and so are addicted to it. Is this so different that that of being addicted to food and/or love. If we could not have water we would die, just like being starved, or being without human love. The end would be darkness in all cases.

Well done,

Take care,

Michael ((hugs)) x

There are so many different kind of addictions and either way we look at it, stopping can be rather difficult. You did a great job expressing.

A thought provoking poem Ingrid, very well written.
Says a lot, without saying a lot.
I enjoyed reading this. Makes one ponder on life.

Judging comment:

This poem is remarkably sad, albeit written well and with so much emotion. Despite being relatively short Ingrid manages to include the majority of what addiction can do to a person along with a mention of how it can affect those closest to the sufferer when trust is all but lost due to the actions committed and words said by the addicted.

"Only to be stopped by the final breath" This line is what hit me the hardest. So often those affected don't care about the danger they are putting themselves in, and rarely if ever think about the pain they are causing to those around them.

Really thought provoking write on a difficult topic.

Judging comment:

This poem is remarkably sad, albeit written well and with so much emotion. Despite being relatively short Ingrid manages to include the majority of what addiction can do to a person along with a mention of how it can affect those closest to the sufferer when trust is all but lost due to the actions committed and words said by the addicted.

"Only to be stopped by the final breath" This line is what hit me the hardest. So often those affected don't care about the danger they are putting themselves in, and rarely if ever think about the pain they are causing to those around them.

Really thought provoking write on a difficult topic.

Addiction of any kind is destroying, you wrote this well.

i saw the title, i new what this was going to be about, but your words and how you painted a picture was just amazing, addiction is a slippery slope, geez that sounds like a poem title in itself haha
(brb going to write a poem, you have inspired me!)