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One Day at a Time
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I woke this morning
To the smell of sex
And stale perfume
Looking around at the disarray
I was thankful
That I had a place to sleep
For the twenty dollar bill
On my nightstand
And the thought
That I had lived another day
Never mind that I still smelled
Of his sweat and his body
This stranger
Who last night toiled above me
Striving for a satisfaction
That life has long denied me
Never mind that my body
Still screamed of its addiction
I still thank God
That I lived
At least another day
One day at a time
Is all I can ask for
I gave up all other rights
For a crack pipe
And a life on the street
Truth is
I just gave up

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 Reviews of "One Day at a Time"
Reviewed by Handsum Hart
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
Life certainly isn't pretty sometimes.
nice work

Reviewed by Janet Parker
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
The really sad truth is that this is the life for millions. Powerful, dark and well written, Sue. Love, Janet

Reviewed on October 26, 2005
tough poetry Sue, expressive and tough. Seems like in this poem the person gave in instead of giving up

Reviewed by Dave Harm
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
wow... while sad, the power of this written verse stands strong, while the truth is, if a person gave up, "One Day At A Time" would have never been written...

Reviewed by - - - - - TRASK
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
Not Quite As Neat As Sandies One Day At Time - But Now Do Not Never Look Back-Huh! If You Never Look Back You Don't Never Give Up Is For Weak...

TRASK

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
Quite powerfully sad, Sue.

Reviewed by Dawn Richerson
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
quite powerful, Sue. have to let this one soak in - lots of feelings just now. Dawn

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
Haeartfelt read!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
Too sad for words! Great write!

Love,
Eileen

Reviewed by Gwen Dickerson
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
Excellent, heartfelt write!

Reviewed on October 26, 2005
Powerfully written, Sue--you've opened eyes to the seamier side of addiction. Well done!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Steve Patterson
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
a powerfully simple statement. well expressed.

one day at a time... it's all any of us have, more than some of us can live.
TX

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
For some this is sadly true. My ex, 20 bucks would mean 40 blokes..

Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater
Reviewed on October 26, 2005
This had to be a painful write. But truth speaks its hurt. One Day at a Time is one giant step for those who live high on the pipe. Addiction is captive to a lot of our loved ones. It is why I wrote Looking at Sobriety:Through the Hub of the Spiderweb posted in my den. If we can reach those who have chemical dependencies through our writing, then we have fixed a big problem in society. But first, they have to clean up somewhere in an institution who will monitor and watch over them daily. We give them love, but we won't be their enablers. Blessed Be, Sue.

Sage


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