Speed In My Veins Poem by Penni Currie

Speed In My Veins



The rushes,
the flashes,
the beautiful lights,
Speed in my veins
and I won't sleep tonight.

The talking,
the sweating,
endless nights and days
Speed in my veins
and life is a craze.

Coming up,
going down,
the knot in my gut,
Speed in my veins
I'm getting into a rut

The darkness,
the sleep,
the horrible pain,
No speed in my veins
and there won't be again.

1979

Friday, March 3, 2006
Topic(s) of this poem: addiction
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I was addicted to amphetamines and wrote this shortly after giving them up
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Leann Lockhart 22 June 2006

this poem reminds me of my dad

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