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Infected
We're all in deep shit now...
From the moment you meet, your first conversation, your first sip, your first drag - you're screwed.
You're in for it now.
Every step, every syllable, every dead brain cell is slowly embedding itself into your life.
There's no REWIND button here in life.
It's all sludge on white porcelain.
We're all Stained.
We're all INFECTED.
Welcome To The OTHER SIDE.
You'll find it a little uncomfortable at first...
Lungs are still clean...
Cells are still fresh...
Lips are still virgin...
But after a while, it doesn't feel so unfamiliar anymore...
Every sip slowly becomes comforting.
Every drag becomes relaxing.
Every trip becomes an escape.
And then you find it all becomes a NECESSITY.
Slowly, you realize that you're at the bottom of a pit,
and you don't remember how you got there...
You drink?
You smoke?
You sleep around after one night?
You do drugs?
You steal?
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Now say it to yourself.
..............................
Can you stomach a "YES" in reply?
Can you?
CAN YOU?
Welcome back.
Scared back into your healthy little shell.
It feels SAFE.
No worries.
No paranoia.
No shifty eyes down the sidewalk.
No pedestrian stares.
No whispers.
No rumors.
.................
But you're slowly beginning to crave it...
The rush.
The swirls.
The lights.
The faces.
The smells.
And THAT'S when you realize...
YOU
ARE
INFECTED
Welcome to my side of the world.
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oh and..
love the title. |
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powerfull work. strong voice. i can virtually hear you.
the theme applies to many people who won't believe that
it applies to them under any circumstances.
solid.
peace,
T |
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Unfortunately many of my pieces [ESPECIALLY THIS ONE] have very important text alignment changes that allow the poem to flow better.
Each "side" of the poem represents a "side" of perspective, one of a clean cut or "square" lifestyle, and one of a much more "edgy" lifestyle, which are separated by being aligned on either the left or right side accordingly. Hopefully with all the text on one side, it still makes as much sense. |
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