A Dark World

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Pain

Brother slain

for material gain

sex attracted my sister

AIDS dismissed her

moms drank before bed

died with the bottle

between her legs

Pops loved to inject heroin

inhaling crack is what

destroyed him

my loved ones are gone

I'm all alone

which path shall I follow

in a life so shallow

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gail brown's picture

WOW! SNAPSHOT! Like a picture that says a thousand words
this peice is short, to the point, and says SO MUCH. I like this peice alot! Well done.

LINDA JOHNSON's picture

What a powerful reality piece that tells the story of so many people today....excellent read.

Nicole Bingham's picture

wow, how does it feel to be editor's pick?? good work!! and about the "hot and cold" poem, yeah it is open to interpretation and it is representative of our different styles of love and the ups and downs too. the spin poem with the statue falling was an actual feeling and i really did collapse. it was interesting. anyway, again, nice job!

Nicole Bingham's picture

i like this one alot, although you never come out and say that you will learn from their mistakes, the implications are there if you read between the lines. well written.

strawberrylagoon's picture

this was tight as shit

Tawanda Roberson's picture

Damn baby...this is deep as hell. I likes!!!