Monday, April 16, 2012




SOBER EYES


Drunk
Wasted
Sick as fuck
Can't
Recall
What I've done

Headache
Vomit
Feel like hell
Cotton
Mouth
What's that smell?

No shirt
No shoes
Where's my car?
A life
I took
Now behind bars

Junkies
Homeless
Drug they crave
Through
Needles
They feel escape

Strung-out 
Mothers
Addictions they fight
Helpless
Families
That can't survive

Dependency
Numbs
Pain you feel
An alter
World
You deem real

Clouded
Beauty
That nature provides
Absorb
Warmth
Of the sunshine

Engage
Happiness
In whatever flavor
Inhale
The Fresh
Taste of nature

Experience
Life
And finally realize
There is
Beauty found
Through sober eyes


Copyright (C) Angel Campbell




6 comments:

  1. Beautiful. Took me from depression to anger to joy and freedom, thank you.

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  2. At first I thought you are referring to a bad migrane ... Forgiving youself is the key here, me thinks ... Splendid write, Angel. Love, cat.

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  3. Gritty, cautionary, and inspirational all in one. Very nice, thank you.

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  4. Thanx for checkin out my poetry everyone .. I greatly appreciate it!! .. I wasnt sure how I wanted to approach this topic but it turned out with the message I wanted to get across. Its an abrasive view that most choose to overlook or not talk about ... I guess I'm here to remind people of that layer of life. Thanx again.. :)

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