I Need It

Poetic Enigma on Dec 6, 2008

A poem about needing something so much to even survive.

I Need it,
Like its a drug
Consuming every part of me
Taking over my mind

I need it,
Like its an addiction
I cannot breathe without it
I suffocate in its absence

I need it,
Like it is my medication
Healing the pain inside,
That never seems to go away

I need it,
Like its an infatuation
A lust for the pain
and love for the release

I need it,
Like I’m dependent on it
I cannot survive without it,
Though I am not sure I can continue to survive with it

I need it
and I am not sure why
I need an intervention
In order to stay alive

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Comments (5)

Debra. on Dec 6, 2008
That was another wonderful piece!
Such talent you are.
Jasin on Dec 6, 2008
Great poem, the whole time reading it I’m trying to figure out what exactly it is you needed, kept me reading til’ the end, but it never came : (
I wont be all holy and go into a speech about addictions today :p
Lol.
Will Gray on Dec 6, 2008
Wow! Very powerful! You kept me guessing until the end!
S A JOHNSON on Dec 6, 2008
Great poem, I didn’t guess, I would have been surprised if you had told. I because I understood what you meant and how you feel in this poem and if you had said what it was, it would have drawn me off the feeling of it.
kate smedley on Mar 29, 2009
So dark and full of emotion, I love the way you have structured this with ‘I need it’ reinforced all the way through. Excellent.

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