The Difference Between Medicine and Poison is In the Dose. | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Ballad
  4. The Difference Between Medicine and Poison is In the Dose.

The Difference Between Medicine and Poison is In the Dose.

February 5, 2010
By cantstandit17 BRONZE, Northport, New York
More by this author
cantstandit17 BRONZE, Northport, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile

You were my anti-drug,
for quite some time.
Helped me forget memories,
of how i spent the summertime.
The medicine soothed my throat,
with the warm breath of your kiss.
And i suddenly got a feeling
that in not too long, i'd miss.
The sickness that crept inside for oh-so-long
was suddenly gone.
I was not crippled,
by the heartsickness you caused.
But I got too much of that breath,
got sick of it once again.
I had collapsed,
I was on a relapse.
The drug that I had depended on,
was gone.
With none for the taking
Now im laying here
as a body drowned in tears.

© Emma J., Tuck, GA

The author's comments:
This was inspired by a rebound boyfriend. We all have them. They don't last very long.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
The Painful Escape
By Mable Chu BRONZE
Farmingville, New York
Mable Chu BRONZE, Farmingville, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Cry no more
By LivingLiar GOLD
Manila, Other
LivingLiar GOLD, Manila, Other
12 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Lie after lie I die with my soul ravished.

View profile
Poetry
The Ballad of Old Will
By jbeach SILVER
APO, Other
jbeach SILVER, APO, Other
8 articles 0 photos 5 comments
View profile
Poetry
Words said too late...
By emo.poptart. SILVER
Halethorpe, Maryland
emo.poptart. SILVER, Halethorpe, Maryland
5 articles 14 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;if u aren&#039;t wierd ur normal, if ur normal ur boring, if ur wierd ur fascinating and the world is urs lol &quot;<br /> -Fredwardness

View profile
Poetry
2nd Adrenaline
By JerseyLiar9 GOLD
Warrenton, Virginia
JerseyLiar9 GOLD, Warrenton, Virginia
16 articles 5 photos 51 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You&#039;ve got to learn to move on, because life will move on. If you don&#039;t move on, you&#039;ll just end up in over your head.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Never regret anything because at the time, it was exactly what you wanted.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;We accept the love we think we deserve.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
Ballad of a Hero
By InkBlogger SILVER
Ruston, Louisiana
InkBlogger SILVER, Ruston, Louisiana
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Shall we always study to obtain more of these things, and not sometimes to be content with less?&quot; - Henry David Thoreau, Walden<br /> <br /> &quot;A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.&quot; - Charles Darwin

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 2 comments.

xLpoet SILVER said...
on Feb. 20 2010 at 1:51 pm
xLpoet SILVER, Bristow, Virginia
6 articles 0 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is not the length of life but the depth of life&quot;- Ralph Waldo Emerson

View profile
I love this piece...especially the title.
SmilingFool GOLD said...
on Feb. 18 2010 at 11:56 am
SmilingFool GOLD, Merrickville, Other
10 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is no certainty, only opportunity<br /> - V for Vendetta

View profile
They really don't last very long. well done I appreciated the drug metaphor.