Chalk powder, formaldehyde, rat poison
benzodiazepines, flour, amphets,
bleach powder, salt, sugar= sweet jewelled johnjanedoe
plenty poisons off a list
that will send you insane
many, many many ..... die ...... dot.com
the hustler's recipe for death
again and again again
hit the switch
keep the craving rolling on your tongue
slit your nostrils into shards
cough up snot filled furballs
Beelzebub, satan, demons demons
higher plains sweat and spit
on the roof, in the cellar, in the phone box
by the school gates, gather the children
gather them up, eat them up whole
ho
l
e
heroin sin
poetic death comes
when the dealer
cuts
you
in
Author notes
current mix on the streets of Manchester UK .. runs about 4% of heroin in a bag.. ... the rest is pure, unadulterated shit!
THE POWERS THAT BE TOOK THE IMAGE DOWN.. PLEASE USE THE LINK PROVIDED TO SEE WHAT THIS MEANS!!!!
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An amazingly calm take on this for one who has seen the bitter consequences and frustration brought on by this "demon". I'm moved by the closing-
poetic death comes
when the dealer
cuts
you
in
And such chilling reality in your comment that we're breeding this for our kids. I saw that MSN notes in thier headlines that Afghanistan's opium harvest this year is at a record high.
We have got to find a way to stop feeding this monster.
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yes, many times the cut is worse than the drug. the aftermath creates the lowest of human forms. with the exception of the dealers, doesn't get lower than them.
I see you have shaken the form up.
a bit odd from usual style. its cool.
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i go away and you write sublime social commentary with such passion and flair
this encapsulates it all
and ends in perfect irony
elaine
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Wow!
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yeah it is all sad for sure...
thanks D. -
i know this comes close to home for you darlin'... hope it's okay
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Despair.
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Yes, I'm new. Saw your poem in the featured column and was intrigued by the title. Hope you don't mind my stopping by. Really like your style
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Umm yeah, it's a little depressing, about one notch below listening to george's speech just now.
Sometimes the only way to deal with things is to face them square on and this one does.
I too feel the jagged structure fits the message to a 't'.
life breaks so easy
black art here, good
D -
not overstepped... and no.. i don't want a hyphen thanks..
yeah
wondering who you are?? are you new here.. yes??
ahh well
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I like your adventurous structure. It complements your topic perfectly. I think you want a hyphen here: "snot-filled." I won't critique past that because it looks like you haven't asked of it and I don't want to overstep (in case I haven't already).
You do well in the way you can manage to write about such a heavy and global problem without being melodramatic. I like it.
Much respect,
Gren -
yupp..
it's around £10 a bag over here... ... so they spend 50 quid just to get a little hit.. .. it's awful at times
the worst sound I've ever heard was a newborn heroin baby.. that scream and cry they have is devil-like ... i swear
yes, i've seen enough shit in my career to make big daft grown men sit up and lose their dicks.. ...
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Gosh the picture is so so so effectively awful. Then of course what you see following along.....
Heroin and this stuff is back so big it is so freaky. I was no angel as a young adult but this kind of stuff wasn't even talked about. It must be cheap and that is why its back with such a rage?
Having a niece (adopted) whose birth-mother was an addict and knowing what she, the innocent little baby went through (and still is going through now with her learning difficulties etc)... Ach. Who knows what the answer is but thankfully there are people like you to pick up the pieces.
You just keep telling it like you see it, Gilly.
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Lisa
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Wow! This is a wonderfully written poem. Great choice of words and it evoked so many images in my mind as I read it. I also think that it is refreshingly different. Love the style and also love the picture. I think that it adds so much to this poem.
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yes... god bless Suzi...
thank you
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thank you for dropping by
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lol..god bless me? thanks, but Gill wrote the poem
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I had no clue what this piece would be about when I clicked on it...I have to admit the title intrigued me...then I open this page and see the pic...you had my full attention at that precise moment...that pic is such a powerful introduction to your write, it draws the reader in and your words keep the readers attention. So sad is this problem in todays society and it is worldwide. I can only hope that those with drug addiction problems stumble across this piece.
Very good job indeed!
God Bless, Suzi -
BRILLIANT!
This caught me & lead me to think of the addicts around me. I suppose the only answer is to start a new... but that is not ours to make. Thank you for sharing your talent
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yes- you are right..
and thank you for your support on this.. the problem is, unfortunately worldwide i think, and the money and taxes that are made from it all denotes less help to stop the problem at source..
so sad
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My god, this is a startling piece but unfortunately is so much of a reality on not only the streets of Manchester but numerous other places. Northern Ireland has been blighted by a drugs problem for years, mainly due to paramilitary activity. I was also married to someone who had a severe drug dependancy until I could take no more. You have done a fabulous job in portraying what sometimes is an often touchy subject but one that has to be addressed. Kids out there often dont know what they are buying, drugs laced with household chemicals, etc. This has to be stopped or at least controlled in some way. Well done on an excellent piece.
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thanks Al
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it is a sad one Gill, very well presented... love the form...
a really fine piece....
al -
Nah, its appropriate, just very stark.
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yepp...
i know- do you think it's too harsh???
i just want to show the kind of hideous things it brings to us -
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yeah i know.. .. i do
some say it would work, who knows, all i know is we are breeding all of this for our kids..
gonna put a sad pic.. it's not real .. but graphic -
Yeah ya know, the way they cut the shit is exactly the reason that I think keeping things illegal makes it so much more dangerous. I am not condoning the use, don't get me wrong, but, if they could control what was in the substance somehow..ya know?
"poetic death comes
when the dealer
cuts
you
in"
Amen.
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