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Promise
I promise I can control it
I promise you can trust me
I promise I can stop
I promise I don't have to do it
I promise I won't do it anymore
I promise I'll stop for you
I promise I'll stop for the kids
I promise I'm not an addict
I promise you can't believe a word I say!
I promise you can trust me
I promise I can stop
I promise I don't have to do it
I promise I won't do it anymore
I promise I'll stop for you
I promise I'll stop for the kids
I promise I'm not an addict
I promise you can't believe a word I say!
Published 5th Jul 2020
Author's Note
The lies you tell yourself and family when you're an addict.
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5th Jul 2020 1:57pm
Great parallel structure with this ... one line stanzas sustain the momentum ... there is a clear building ... the ending comes ... like a hammer ... undoing the fragile scaffolding of belief built over the previous several lines ... and ... as an alcoholic ... it speaks the ugly truth about addiction ...
5th Jul 2020 2:30pm
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17th Mar 2021 4:54pm
The secrets keep you sick.
The cold truth will eventually warm you.
Promise yourself first.
With grace💕
The cold truth will eventually warm you.
Promise yourself first.
With grace💕
17th Mar 2021 9:20pm
