Suffocating No Longer
There was once a life she knew
There was once a time she had a clue
There was once a place she did live
Where her life and soul she would not give
To a world so dark, a world so cold
Where she was strong, and brave, and bold
And she was queen, and she was great
Where she would determine her ultimate fate
Yet, that world it vanished, it was gone
As she walked – upon death’s final song
She took a turn, she took a chance
And that drug it took her at first glance
Captivated, intrigued was she
She wanted this drug more than she wanted to breathe
Because it was her air, her only lifeline
Yet she knew it would kill her all in good time
So she started to panic, she started to scream
As she desperately tried to break out of this dream
Yet on she kept going, she kept on the walk
Yes, she kept going ‘till she couldn’t even talk
Choking and bleeding, falling right down
Spinning in circles, till she hit the ground
She begged for her rescue, she screamed for escape
But, this drug just continued to take and to take
Until she was empty, and angry, and grim
She fell to her knees, yet she still lived in sin
Screaming 'Why me? ' – she searched for her savior
'Please help me GOD – Just do me this favor! '
And she lifted her head, and she sat and she stared
And she saw all the faces of those who did care
She wanted to touch them, she wanted to see
She wanted to be able to live and to be
Somebody wise, somebody great
Somebody that she just wouldn’t hate
She reached out a hand, a finger she grazed
And as she felt the warmth, she sat there amazed
Somebody living, somebody alive
She touched somebody that had not yet died
A soul that was real, a soul that was breathing
A soul that was warm, rather than freezing
And the finger it slid across her face
And the girl she was able to finally erase
All of the madness, the pain and the tears
She erased the addiction, and all of her fears
And she let in the light so she could be –
Able to live and to breathe and be free.
[© copyright 2010 Nicole Settimi/Dark Lyric Poetry]
Dark Lyric Poetry by The Dark Artist Nicole Settimi
poem by Nicole Settimi
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