Overdose

I overdosed today.

Not on heroin or alcohol.

But on a different kind of painkiller.

The one that silently takes you captive

And never let's you go.

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I overdosed today.

Not on fentanyl or benzos.

But on a drug that is far too deadly.

The one that feeds your veins lies

Until you beg for its mercy.

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I overdosed today.

Not on meth or cocaine.

But on the injection that kills the lonely.

Today, I overdosed on sadness.

And I didn't even say goodbye.

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Hi all! My newest piece, Overdose, is a suicide awareness poem of how important mental health is and how anyone can "overdose" on sadness. We talk about overdose as a purely drug related incident, but I also see it as a form of emotional consumption when sadness becomes too much. This overdose can be interpreted as both depression, SH, suicide or more. But I hope to bring awareness of the difficulties of fighting this and how we can overcome it together because we are never alone.

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