Sad Drug Poems

Writing sad drug poems are one way addicts, families and friends share the pain and turmoil that addiction brings into their lives.

Drug addictions can be born out of an attempt to amuse yourself and temporarily alter your reality. They can also form when people feel so much pain and disappointment about their lives that they try to self-medicate that pain away. Once the body becomes accustomed to receiving the drug of choice, it reacts unpleasantly to its absence to say the least. As the addiction becomes stronger, so does the craving for the next fix, and it's this vicious cycle of addiction that traps so many people within its grasp.

At some point, nearly all addictions reach a crisis stage where an addict isn't sure what to do or where to turn next. Feelings of anxiety, hopelessness and even anger can become overwhelming, and they need to pour out in one form or another before the addict's destructive impulses boil over.

Writing sad drug poems is one of the safest ways to channel out negative energy in a manner that will do the least harm. Sometimes putting pen to paper and letting your feelings flow can be a real catharsis. Authors may cry, scream or gash the paper with their pen as they express their inner turmoil and despair. Perhaps not all of these works are masterpieces; sometimes they may be barely readable, but the point is the release, not the end product. That said, some poems written while struggling with an addiction are quite poignant, and give anyone who reads one a sense of the burden of sadness the author bears.

The psychotherapeutic value of expressing yourself through poetry is gaining wide acceptance, including it's use in drug therapy/treatment programs. Sometimes users struggling to begin the recovery process find it easier to write about their emotions than speak about them. The poems might be kept personal, or they might be shared with a therapist later on when a level of trust has been established. The important thing is recognizing that these poems have the power to become one brick in the bridge to recovery.

Poems about addictions are not always written by addicts. In fact, family members, spouses and friends of addicts are all effected by the user's drug use in one way or another. This leads them to develop their own frustrations and even depression, and creating poetry from the pain can be therapeutic for these people as well.

The following poems were written from various perspectives.

A Slow Death

As I hold the spoon to the flame,
I've got no one but myself to blame.

As I stick the needle in my skin,
I don't feel like I can ever win.

There's a moment of elation,
That follows the penetration.

But it's gone again too soon,
So I try to find my spoon.

And I'll do it all again,
'Till I reach the very end.

- Anonymous

To Quit or Not to Quit

I should wash these pills down the drain,
but it seems easier to prolong my pain,
because I know going through withdrawal will just about kill me.

It seems easier just to go on,
Smoking crack and popping pills until dawn,
Knowing in the end what will be, will be.

Yet somewhere deep inside,
There's a little bit of pride,
A tiny shaft of light that still reminds me.

Of the girl I used to be,
When my brain was clear and free,
I'm not sure that I can be that girl again.

- Anonymous

Dead On Arrival

Discovered cold and blue,
Vomit crusting on the floor.
Empty prescriptions on the nightstand,
On the carpet a couple more.

Sirens as the ambulance approaches,
But there's little chance of survival.
At the emergency room he's pronounced
Dead on arrival.

You can read more examples of sad drug poems at the following websites. Some will also accept your submissions.

• The Sober Recovery Community
• Helium
• Poem of Quotes
• LoveLandia
• Net Poets
• Booksie

You are also invited to share your original poems about drug addiction in the comments box below.

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