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Dark Road

Down the dark road, my addiction lives

I can’t seem to forget the address

It sits right there, in the back of my mind

Reminding me, of stolen time

Like the sands of an hourglass becoming grains of salt

The bitterness creates a mountain

Try as i may, i work with might

I wake up sweating on a sleepless night

My resolve is hardened, my fist a rock

I pray for a breakthrough

Don Zimmerman

4/1/2018
Written by dnzmemn66
Published
Author's Note
A gambling addiction ruined my life. $20 hr job-lost, 20 yr marriage-gone new car-lost. Ended up in a homeless shelter for veterans. I qualified for housing and now live alone on a voucher. I am 52. I just write what comes to mind.
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