OWNING MY STORY
Intoxicating Destruction
A poem of an ex-party girl

“That’s all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.” — Ringo Starr
Life and soul of the party Good time girl Bohemian sort so arty
Festive face pearl motivates the crowd get up, dance do her proud
Beautifully wild A ray of light shines an inner stance Suitably styled
Night-time cracks into dawn Where? is the stop button! Curtains still firmly drawn
She looks dressed in mutton Sleep becomes comatose Makeup and clothes raggedy Boozed-induced overdose Each time plays a tragedy
Torments reek of decay Self-loathing, self-destruction ( Fear screams throughout the day I AM my worst enemy
Party girl Beautiful and pretty Decade after decade honor swayed Emotional health way too gritty
Look at those massive lies Just another girl from the city Enough is enough she cries
- I used to be a party girl, wild, vivacious, and charismatic. I didn’t have an off button — so my nights would flood into my days and I would be left hanging in bed trying to work out the hamster wheel I had been riding on since a young teenager.
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