Addiction Poems

Addiction poems provide an insight into the alcoholic mindWhen a family member becomes addicted to alcohol, it affects the whole family unit. No one is sure what to do or how to react. This is a often a time to practice tough love. Family members must be firm with the addict in order not to be guilty of becoming enablers for his or her addiction. When the addict reaches rock bottom, he may realize that it is his responsibility to rebuild his life. Now it is up to him claw his way out of the hole he has dug. His friends and family can either help or hinder his efforts.



12 steps to Freedom
You must keep pace
But i only need one step
To receive your Grace

You may take drugs
Or drink until you’re rotten
These things won't be held against you
They've been forgiven and forgotten.


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How can I stand here
Drinking on your own
Should I call my sponsor
I'll just pick up the phone

But have I got the willpower
Have I got the nerve
Will I be able to dodge the bullet
Will I be able to swerve

Now I know that I can do it
I'm willing to make the call
I'm glad that God has moved me
I know that I won't fall


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There's more to life than drugs
There's more to life than booze
It's not just a physical craving
With your head it screws

I drank very heavy
When I was a younger man
So if you take this sage advice
I’ll give you a working plan

Find a 12-step program
The most important step to take
The one and only step
Choose it to your own sake


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Don't take drugs they say
Or else they say don't drink
But they don’t have my addiction
They don't think the way I think

How can you possibly stop
When you get so wired
And the drink and drugs
Stop you from getting tired

So I suppose I've got two choices
Keep on using or cease
I guess if I don't stop
I'll end up deceased

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Name your drink
The Barman said to me
Have a couple of these and
Your spirit will be free

I know I shouldn’t have come here
But I thought that I could cope
I know that I must leave now
Before I lose all hope

To me alcohol’s a poison
A slow and painful death
That leads onto pits of hell
And no eternal rest

It’s been five years now
I guess I should take heart
But no matter how we’re trying
We’re never far apart

The Lord has saved me
I now know his peace
Now from a bottle
I get final release

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Take Heart dear friend, take heart
For the dreams will finally depart
Release from curse of all addictions
The Lord is the cure for your afflictions
Take heart

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I know now it feels to feel
The pain so deep inside
The pain so unrelenting
While you only want to hide

For years I sought my solace
In having one more drink
Whiling away in misery
And never stopping to think
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