The cyclical nature of trodding a well worn path. A familiar subject trimmed down to essentials. Not overwrought. Well executed.

I loved the layout of this poem. The story behind it is very touching, I like how you painted your vision and maybe even your experience with this piece. I had a friend who struggled getting sober so this is something special for me.

I found this very well written. It was almost confronting to read, you did a great job of highlighting the struggle of addiction and the all familiar feelings in these lines:

"The last time I’ll wear this badge of shame,  
The last time a good time will be all the time." 

Fantastic work

Short but powerful. “This is the last one/time” is such a commonly used phrase when it comes to something like addiction. Addiction to anything - “it is a person, a place, or a thing”. I think this is something that resonates with so many people on varying levels.

This is the last time… I’ll see you again next time…

Very well done!


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Showing the struggle of sobriety through what starts as clear motive turned to slow detrimental acceptance through the fears of not being strong enough. This is great work.

This is the last one, I swear. 

&amp;#x200B;

The last time I’ll wear this badge of shame, 

The last time a good time will be all the time. 

&amp;#x200B;

And the whole time I am away from it, I will think of it. 

&amp;#x200B;

Dream of it. 

&amp;#x200B;

Miss it. 

&amp;#x200B;

Although IT, is bad for me. 

&amp;#x200B;

It doesn’t share the same feelings about me like I do for it. 

&amp;#x200B;

It is a person, a place or a thing, 

The noun I want to keep around. 

&amp;#x200B;

But like a circle, I’ll be back around. 

&amp;#x200B;

The sound of those words astound me back to a path, 

&amp;#x200B;

I traveled before.   


&amp;#x200B;

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