I AM ADDICTED

           SMOKED it
                       SUCKED it
                               INHALED
                                          &
   HELD
                                            Snorted TIL MY FACE CONTORTED .... again & again

                                      I AM ADDICTED


                                    compulsive & convulsive

obsessed & distressed

sleepless & uptight

stoked & broke

stealin & dealin

                                                     U DON’T
                                                  CARE
       I AM
                                                  ADDICTED


                                                                                           GIVE me
                                                                                             BACK
                                                                                             MYSELF

                 like
                      TROJANS HORSE  COURSE
                                          BITES BACK
                                                       STINGS BAD
                                                                   SO SAD

                                                                                        I AM
                                                                                     ADDICTED


                   the DEEPER
                     the STEEPER
                         the CRAZIER
                                  IT GETS

SEDUCED & consumed
         presumed lost
             dead on arrival
                 arch angel's rival
                ACTin LIKE MY FRIEND
                     SWEAR TO GOD
                         AINT NO SIN
                          unpredictable
                               and
                      CONVICTABLE

LOST AT ALL COST

I AM ADDICTED

                                                                                   PRICK ME
                                                                                 TRICK ME
                                                                                INJECT ME
                                                                               INFECT ME

                                                   LOOT ME
                                                                        SHOOT ME
                                                       RAPE ME

SUICIDAL

HOMICIDAL

I DONT CARE

                                                                I AM ADDICTED









                                                                      RUBBLE & ASH
                                                                           MISTREATED
                                                                                 LIKE TRASH
                                                                                     OBSESSED
                                                                                           REGRESSED
                                                                                                 DEPRESSED

I AM ADDICTED

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                      WHERE THEY GO

Shantelle Smith

I was so impressed with Stephen Simon's work that I have vowed to watch his career with interest.

Very deep, and heartfelt. Definitely worth a look.

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Stuart Ashworth

Powerful statement...thanks for sharing it

U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL)
Was this poem inspired by your work with patients in drug rehabilitation?
Stephen Simon
GREETINGS,I CAME ACROSS YOUR SITE AND THOUGHT THAT YOU GOOD PEOPLE AT THE U.S STATE DEPT.JUST MIGHT LIKE TO SEE MY RENDITION OF ADDICTION.YES INDEED,I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED AND ADDICTED. YOUR WORK AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS SO VITAL TO THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF SO MANY INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. MY PEACE AND LOVE IS EXTENDED. STEPHEN SIMON

U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Intl Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL)
Prevention, interdiction, Rehabilitation. Dealing with the damage of drugs requires many different approaches, and I appreciate your work on the issue too, both artisticly and professionally.
Stephen Simon
GOOD MORNING,THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS.MY PRINCIPLE WORK OVER 3 DECADES HAS BEEN IN THE AREA OF SUICIDE PREVENTION.IN MY EXPERIENCE,I HAVE FOUND THAT ESPECIALLY CERTAIN STIMULANT DRUG ABUSE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COCAINE,AND AMPHETAMINES ARE OFTENTIMES PAIRED WITH SUICIDAL IDEATIONS.I DO ALSO APPRECIATE OUR DIALOGUE.PEACE & LOVE,STEPHEN SIMON. http://simonmessenger.com/SUICIDEISPREVENTABLE.aspx
SUICIDE IS PREVENTABLE........sm.
simonmessenger.com
WE ARE THE COUNSELORS WHO CARE...sm. COUNSELORS BUILDING BRIDGES OVER TROUBLED WATERS, NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION @ 866 SUICIDE,AMERICAN MARRIAGE COUNSELING ASSN,HOMICIDAL,