Written during a time of immense struggle and despair, this poet reflects on feeling lost and hopeless amidst the overwhelming waves of addiction, in her poignant poem "Heroin and Heaven".
"Look into the mirror and I hate to see this face
Surrounded by the silence , please darkness take it's place.
It's the needle that I'm craving and the heaven held within
Even dull the twist and turns i welcome in my skin
Now the "scars" on my hands "track" the passing of time
the darker the struggle the longer the lie
Just one more time and that it's i'd swear it
I promise it's the honest truth
But somewhere deep down Inside
you know you're only fooling you ..."
You can read the complete poem here:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/12188964-Heroin-and-Heaven--by-Mick-luck
"Look into the mirror and I hate to see this face
Surrounded by the silence , please darkness take it's place.
It's the needle that I'm craving and the heaven held within
Even dull the twist and turns i welcome in my skin
Now the "scars" on my hands "track" the passing of time
the darker the struggle the longer the lie
Just one more time and that it's i'd swear it
I promise it's the honest truth
But somewhere deep down Inside
you know you're only fooling you ..."
You can read the complete poem here:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/12188964-Heroin-and-Heaven--by-Mick-luck
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