calloused willpower, truncated heart
Breakup Nonet Challenge Entry about addiction.
arousal caught me - a well-laid trap
drowned my striatum in filth
deepened my desire for more
incited - deceived me
calloused willpower
truncated heart
idle hands
open
now
*
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Author's Notes: Thankfully, this is something I am still currently winning the fight against. But, as giving up an addiction, is like a break-up, I felt it was a good subject for the Breakup Nonet Challenge - plus, anyone who really knows me, knows I can't resist an acrostic! :)
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Proud of you for continuing the battle!! You make it look like "fun" with all the poetic artistry you get to show off so passionately!! Great work, Paul!!
Oh, this is great, and goes perfectly with the follow up. Well done, buddy.
Cleverly writ and emotional. Cathartic, as well, I'd guess. Well done, pal!
yowza! This is a fantastic piece, Pal! I love that you wrote about breaking up with addiction! Each line in here holds so much weight, I can feel the freedom in those last lines. Unique take and definitely a strong contender!
Itβs just like you, Paul, to add an additional layer of difficulty to the challenge. Well done! I love that Hannah told you to write another one!
When living with addiction it is a relationship that seems to work in the beginning but as time wears on things change and not usually for the better and that's when you need real friends. Great work.
Noice! And damn I didnβt even spot the acrostic until you said. Some of these lines.. letβs just say.. familiar..like another poem of yours.. if not Iβm just deluded, moving ON! π
Yes, giving up an addiction definitely feels like a break up. Loved your Nonet π©π₯
Shit, "drowned my striatum in filfth" is so powerful. This is fantastic work and a clever spin on the challenge!
A very well done combination of forms with personal and powerful subject matter. This is a great poem, Paul. One I imagine is very relatable for so many
This does give one a lot to think about doesn't it.
Good luck on your continued journey! Great job on the acrostic nonet - double whammy.
Now write another one. For Startover, or getbackup or something.
Powerful nonet
I love the Acrostic Nonet! So clever! Well done, Paul! Powerful words.
Lovely piece of work!