Poetry competition CLOSED 22nd May 2013 3:16pm
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Trapped In A Purple Haze
Poetry Contest Description
If you havent seen this movie, "Trapped in a Purple Haze" is about a guy that meets a girl, and drugs take over his life.
Write a new poem (limit 2 per person, one can be old) about such a situation.
Drugs taking over, whether recovery is in the end, is your decision. Have fun, be creative!
Drugs taking over, whether recovery is in the end, is your decision. Have fun, be creative!
If it does not have to be new I have this one in my list...if it does have to be new just ignore my post...
His Addiction
I watch him as he is lurking
Trying so hard just to disguise
The truth that lay before him
But I can see it in his eyes
He had to get what he wanted
He just could not stay away
He turned his back on family
And returned to "them" today
Another promise broken
Another lie to hide
Another piece of my heart missing
Another part of me just died
He finally decided
No daughter, nor a wife
Can give him what he wants or needs
In his pathetic life
Don't think, though, that he is single
He has three loves to hide his pain
To him they're all so perfect
They are Crack, Heroin and Cocaine
His Addiction
I watch him as he is lurking
Trying so hard just to disguise
The truth that lay before him
But I can see it in his eyes
He had to get what he wanted
He just could not stay away
He turned his back on family
And returned to "them" today
Another promise broken
Another lie to hide
Another piece of my heart missing
Another part of me just died
He finally decided
No daughter, nor a wife
Can give him what he wants or needs
In his pathetic life
Don't think, though, that he is single
He has three loves to hide his pain
To him they're all so perfect
They are Crack, Heroin and Cocaine
He gets his last pay check
Again he failed the test
Clean for so long
Untill it all went wrong
I got back with her and lost all hope
I do all i can to try and cope
She's the drug and im the druggie
She makes me eat all the pills i get
Pay checck after paycheck gets flushed away
Now im up to 20 pills a day
Empty bottles of pills and beers
Wanting to get to his beloved dear
But he knows she's past away so hel slowly kills him self by parting everyday
Again he failed the test
Clean for so long
Untill it all went wrong
I got back with her and lost all hope
I do all i can to try and cope
She's the drug and im the druggie
She makes me eat all the pills i get
Pay checck after paycheck gets flushed away
Now im up to 20 pills a day
Empty bottles of pills and beers
Wanting to get to his beloved dear
But he knows she's past away so hel slowly kills him self by parting everyday
Anonymous
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PURPLE HAZE
Grad school buddy took LSD
This was the 60s so this was cool
Took it every night
Seemed normal every morning
When spiders on LSD spin webs
They are totally erratic
So Brian got going galactic
I thought he would never make it
He acted sane nonetheless
Just fucked up all those around him
His girlfriend could not take it
Her pupils were dilated wide
When you asked her a question
She could not make the connection
Of whether to answer or why
Jim spoke for her and all of us:
"Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky"
Did not save Brian or his gal
I was surprised when I found out
That loopy Brian, the King of Outer Space
Was now a top Psychiatrist
In Quebec
So the drugs can take you up
The purple haze can consume you
One day the haze can come
And ruin you
As it did poor Jimi
But some bounce back
The lunatics are running the asylum
Brian does not know what I wrote
Behind his back
He is too busy treating patients
Who took too much crack.
The "Purple Haze" lyrics are by Jimi Hendrix.
My poem is based on a true story.
PURPLE HAZE
Grad school buddy took LSD
This was the 60s so this was cool
Took it every night
Seemed normal every morning
When spiders on LSD spin webs
They are totally erratic
So Brian got going galactic
I thought he would never make it
He acted sane nonetheless
Just fucked up all those around him
His girlfriend could not take it
Her pupils were dilated wide
When you asked her a question
She could not make the connection
Of whether to answer or why
Jim spoke for her and all of us:
"Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky"
Did not save Brian or his gal
I was surprised when I found out
That loopy Brian, the King of Outer Space
Was now a top Psychiatrist
In Quebec
So the drugs can take you up
The purple haze can consume you
One day the haze can come
And ruin you
As it did poor Jimi
But some bounce back
The lunatics are running the asylum
Brian does not know what I wrote
Behind his back
He is too busy treating patients
Who took too much crack.
The "Purple Haze" lyrics are by Jimi Hendrix.
My poem is based on a true story.
Potty talk
I sit on the potty and think
I don’t drink anymore
Since I hit the floor
Running to this place
I fill the time and space
From beginning to end
And then start all over again
I circle and glide
Around and through
Expecting nothing to be true
Except the cycle of the moon
The rise and fall of the sun
The gun in the hand of the child
What has become of despair
Along with the howl of the wind
Sometimes I wonder when it will all end
I sit on the potty and think
I don’t drink anymore
Since I hit the floor
Running to this place
I fill the time and space
From beginning to end
And then start all over again
I circle and glide
Around and through
Expecting nothing to be true
Except the cycle of the moon
The rise and fall of the sun
The gun in the hand of the child
What has become of despair
Along with the howl of the wind
Sometimes I wonder when it will all end
My Choice
Alcohol, vodka, rum
to erase the pain give me some.
pour it pour it, drink it all
wanting more as I fall.
Drink it all till it burns
make my stomach squirm and turn.
Puking stops, I then sleep tight
looks like I'll see another night.
Alcohol was my choice
it's all done to erase your voice.
Pot, weed pack me some
so much better then the rum.
Smoke it all, get me high
forget the past, I start to fly.
Spinning spinning world goes round
now I'm tripping, hit the ground.
And now of course I'm back to blue
my mind has wondered back to you.
Weed was my choice
it's all done to erase your voice.
Crack rock get me by
so much better then being high.
Crush it up, snort it down
feel my head pound and pound.
Getting sick, not eating much
I know now it was just a crush.
All my money smoked away
I guess for now I'm here to stay.
Crack was my choice
it's all done to erase your voice.
Alcohol, crack, weed
forget it all give me speed.
My racing heart is going faster
speeding speeding till disaster.
Breathing hard can't catch my breath
finally there's no love left.
Heart stops no more life
I told you I didn't need the knife.
Speed is my weapon of choice
and finally I've erased your voice.
Alcohol, vodka, rum
to erase the pain give me some.
pour it pour it, drink it all
wanting more as I fall.
Drink it all till it burns
make my stomach squirm and turn.
Puking stops, I then sleep tight
looks like I'll see another night.
Alcohol was my choice
it's all done to erase your voice.
Pot, weed pack me some
so much better then the rum.
Smoke it all, get me high
forget the past, I start to fly.
Spinning spinning world goes round
now I'm tripping, hit the ground.
And now of course I'm back to blue
my mind has wondered back to you.
Weed was my choice
it's all done to erase your voice.
Crack rock get me by
so much better then being high.
Crush it up, snort it down
feel my head pound and pound.
Getting sick, not eating much
I know now it was just a crush.
All my money smoked away
I guess for now I'm here to stay.
Crack was my choice
it's all done to erase your voice.
Alcohol, crack, weed
forget it all give me speed.
My racing heart is going faster
speeding speeding till disaster.
Breathing hard can't catch my breath
finally there's no love left.
Heart stops no more life
I told you I didn't need the knife.
Speed is my weapon of choice
and finally I've erased your voice.
