Black

*Ignorance proves fatal* it sucked me right in, this spill is gut wrenchingly beautiful. Thank you for shareing.

I appreciate the feedback, Vickie. "Gut-wrenchingly beautiful" Love the words you chose to describe it.

Makes one numb

Indeed it does.
Thank you for reading
<3

I live in east Tennessee and there have been so many heroin deaths in the area over the past several years it is unreal how fast it spreads like a plague. my condolences if you did actually lose someone to this. great poem, great voice and feelings laid down. well penned piece.

Unfortunately, this poem is written about true events. A dear friend of mine, my room mate at the time. This was when I was living in Indianapolis, which has the same plague that you've described.

Thank you for reading and commenting, it means a lot.

Katie

I am so sorry for the loss of your friend.  Drugs are a pandemic everywhere, as is the growing number of suicides, it seems. And we never know who the next victim will be.  

A very striking write to the core of emotion.

Thank you for your comment. For some reason I didn't see it until now, but I'm not very active on this site.
This was one of my first attempts at poetry and was written in a very raw emotional state. Most of my writing comes this way.

Katie

Inability to deal with ignorance and lies ,
is the problem , not drugs ;

Drugs are never the problem , as that is
the outer method of dealing with inner
revelatory processes ( a positive ) or to
obscure life changes , as they may seem
too harsh to deal with ( a negative )

Drugs are drugs...altering consciousness ( a good thing , like air and water )

The reasons why we feel we need them , and ingest them...

That is another thing , completely...some people can not deal with "reality"

With all that said...I am sorry for your , his family , and friends , loss...

I wish him well on his continued journey...;)

Thanks for reading and providing your perspective. I concur.