Writing Contest ~ on The River

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Lost in Meth

Shreds of string hold

the shell of a woman collapsed,

trapped in the hollows of self,

a pitted face and fallen teeth,

lie empty with a box of remnants

of a life lost in trickery,

the deceptions of addiction

that ate on her soul

destroying

her faded days of yesterday.

The River ~ ~ Issue 12

The River

Edition 1 Issue 12  ~ September 2, 2011

featuring Poets United