Feel The Blade by David Daniels This poem is about a young girl named Lisa Fernandez. She was an inmate at Rikers Island hospita... [330 words]
One Heart by David Daniels I was taking a writing class at Nassau Community College and one of my class mates,a girl named Lenor... [278 words]
Only For You by Michelle Bernard A poem for my one and only love. [178 words]
My Father's Hands by Liezl V Baje Baje A poem bout God. [563 words]
Rotten Love by James C Bernthal A poem of heartache. [47 words]
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You Didn't by Jannah Akira Dedicated to my ex-boyfriend, Halim... [92 words]
Farewell Weary Weatherman by Ian Tronco - [54 words]
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You Feel That? by Brodie J Hughes Pushing the envelope. [144 words]
Without All Of Your Senses by K B Poetry. [55 words]
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Why, Oh Why? by Desi Williams A compilation of new and old poems I've written... some are more songs... hope you enjoy... please... [175 words]
Where Does Your Heart Dwell? by Dri A love poem. [122 words]
Where Am I?? by David Baker Have u ever tried to reach out for someone but you felt they didn't notice you?? let us know :-) [61 words]
Wet Dream by Sasu - [106 words]
Weeping Walker by Buxton [111 words]
- Wanted - by Dri Just being silly myself. [95 words]
Unlock My Heart by Dri - [71 words]
Unanswered Questions by David Daniels Don't mind this one because I just wanted to see if I could write a poem with three consec... [340 words]
Trance by Lithium - [100 words]
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Times by Vodka Ryuki Mint A poem dedicated to those I treasure. [106 words]
Through The Looking Glass by Dri - [22 words]
The Smoke Inside You by David Daniels A poem about the fears I have about my wife's pack a day cigarette habit. [231 words]
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The Love In You Calls To Me by Aryka - [173 words]
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The Imaginary Sin by Aryka - [185 words]
Taste Me by Dri An ode to the tongue. [63 words]
Suicide Life by Aryka - [102 words]
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Somebody's Somebody by G N Everyone's desire. [54 words]
So I Pray by Josh Anderson Mortals can never marry the gods. [430 words]
Slow Dance Of Love by Dri - [107 words]
Slave - Dedicated To Jeremy Dunlap by Gena Dunlap Tribute to long lost love, found again. [51 words]
Skydive by Youngpilgrim Basically about the first girl who really messed with my head and made me want to try and write somethi... [40 words]
Shards Of The Heart by S M Marion Love is fragile. Handle with care. [64 words]
Sea Of Misery by Dri - [85 words]
Sapphire Moon by Vodka Ryuki Mint A love poem~ :3 [94 words]
Sam by Shinning Knight A dedication. [34 words]
Sail Away With Me! by Dri - [190 words]
Rebbecca by Shinning Knight A dedication. [62 words]
Rausch by Josh Anderson (Means Ecstasy) Lust and desire, physical expression. [496 words]
Pulp Trash Poem (Poema Do Bagaço) by J L Jayro Luna Jayro Luna is a brazilian underground poet. Poems writes in portuguese. [234 words]
Poem Letter To My Coping Mechanism by Desi Williams I've had too much trouble in my life. I don't need this anymore. I have Go... [102 words]
Photo Finish by Mr Big B This is a tribute to a thoroughbred racehorse named Bob The Cob. Bob is a simulated horse. A com... [327 words]
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Painful Destiny by Naomi L Jonson I wrote it for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day. [127 words]
Our Lives Lived By Others by Aryka - [132 words]
Once Upon A Time The Story Goes by M Q Walters - [95 words]
Nonsense by Danielle I think the title explains this. [77 words]
Night Stalker by Dri A little dark voyerism. [69 words]
My Sweet Daniela Jane by David Daniels A poem about the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter. [149 words]
My Romance by Dri - [43 words]
My Lips by Dri - [41 words]
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Love Me, Baby by Dri - [106 words]
Lost In The Pages by G N My favorite pastime. [319 words]
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Late Call by Buxton - [107 words]
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Knock And I Will Open The Door by Dri - [131 words]
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Is That All You Think About?:-) by Dri - [115 words]
Inside The Hourglass by Gabrielle R Bicker A poem I wrote for my boyfriend. I am fairly sure that he is "the one", but there are time... [121 words]
Inga Stone (Itaquatiara Do Ingá) by J L Jayro Luna Jayro Luna is a brazilian underground poet. Poems writes in portuguese. [239 words]
I'm Losing Control by David Daniels I spent many years suffering from the dark demons of depression.I wrote this poem during tha... [245 words]
Im Gonna Live My Life by Liezl V Baje Baje Do what u want... but u must face the consequences. [231 words]
Illusion by L A Walters - [21 words]
If God Had No Time by Kennedy O Obohwemu What would happen...if...if...if...HE had no time? Co-authored by Esther Ejovi. [136 words]
I Want You To Know by Josh Anderson What I just wish I could say, but I can't. [68 words]
I Love You With All My Heart by Dri - [131 words]
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TITLE (EDIT)
Junkie |
DESCRIPTION
Another Rikers Island experience.This poem is about an inmate named Robert Ramirez. He was carried to the clinic one night by the riot squad where they handcuffed him to a bed because he was violent and screaming and suffering from heroin withdrawal symptoms.I was assigned to the clinic and I listened to him scream all night until the medication they gave him took affect and he fell asleep.
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TITLE KEYWORD
Crime |
AUTHOR
David Daniels |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
I am a retired New York City Corrections Officer that is currently attending Nassau Community College. I am studying creatve writing, and I hope to make my living as a writer now that I'm retired.I am 41 years old and currently divorced and living in Long Island.
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AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
MrPoetic@hotmail.com |
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (31)
Apparently, I've Gone Insane (Poetry) Just a pleasant little poem that came to me one night while listening to the radio. [296 words]
Brave Soldier (Poetry) A poem about love and war. [208 words] [Romance]
Captain Courageous (Poetry) This poem is about my older brother who is a retired Captain of the NYC Correction Dept.This is not another Rikers Island experience.It's about a man with an addiction who found the courage to enter r... [597 words] [Spiritual]
Day Of The Drunken One (Poetry) About 20 years ago I got engaged and my fiance and I threw ourselves a nice engagement party.I got totally wasted and made a complete asshole of myself.So I thought I'd write a poem about it. [424 words] [Relationships]
Feel The Blade (Poetry) This poem is about a young girl named Lisa Fernandez. She was an inmate at Rikers Island hospital. She was hospitalized because she took a 'shank' and cut herself up. [330 words]
Forever, I Will Always Love You (Poetry) This poem is dedicated to my partner in life,my best friend and the greatest woman I know, my wife Ann. [291 words]
God's Hands (Poetry) Okay,I know I said I was going to write poetry that was more positive.But when I feel sad I write and this poem reflects that. [280 words]
Happy Songs (Poetry) A poem about child abuse. [279 words]
Hoping For A Resurrection (Poetry) Just a poem that came to me about relationships.It seems when I write about relationships I always write about saying goodbye.This one is about a broken hearted person that still has hope. [250 words] [Relationships]
Hoping To Find Happiness Again (Poetry) Many years ago I was diagnosed with manic depression.These last couple of days I've been really feeling the effects of my illness.So I thought I'd write a poem about it. [543 words] [Psychology]
I Wish The Darkness Would Disappear (Poetry) Just a poem that can to me one night when I couldn't sleep. [487 words]
I'm Losing Control (Poetry) I spent many years suffering from the dark demons of depression.I wrote this poem during that time.Don't make me out to be a Devil worshipper or anything like that,it's just a poem that expresses the ... [245 words] [Horror]
In My Mind (Poetry) This is a poem written by my 17 year-old niece,Andrea.Her grandpa passed away from cancer last November.She wrote this poem in memory of him and read it at his funeral.I was so moved by the poem that ... [375 words] [Spiritual]
It Is Time To Say-Goodbye (Poetry) This is a poem about something we've all been through, breaking up with a loved one. [297 words] [Drama]
My Brother Is Dead But I'm Doing Fine (Poetry) No need for words the poem speaks for itself. [375 words] [Psychology]
My Daddy (Poetry) This is a poem by the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter Daniela Jane,she wants to be a poet just like her dad.The piece was written word for word the only thing I corrected was the spelling. [114 words]
My Sad Little Boy (Poetry) A poem about the hardships of fatherhood and raising a son. [379 words] [Relationships]
My Sweet Daniela Jane (Poetry) A poem about the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter. [149 words]
One Heart (Poetry) I was taking a writing class at Nassau Community College and one of my class mates,a girl named Lenora,wrote an essay about how her heart belongs to Jesus.Her essay is what inspired me to write this p... [278 words] [Spiritual]
Separate Ways (Poetry) Another poem about how hard relationships can be especially if you love someone and they don't love you back. [371 words] [Romance]
Tales Of Tito: Essay Of An Inmate (Essays) Are you a fan of the movie,'Goodfellas?' Then check out this story about the life of a criminal named Tito. [2,718 words] [Crime]
Temporarily Misplaced (Poetry) Felt like writing a blues rock song.If any of you rock musicians want to use my lyrics in a song, don't plagiarize me!Just leave me a message in the review section and I'll get in touch with you.Hopef... [480 words]
The Game Of Life (Poetry) It took me a week to write this poem and I think it's one of my best.It's about the hardships of life,the difficult world we live in and the current events that surround us. [832 words] [Drama]
The Light Of Tomorrow (Poetry) I think I'm going to go in a different path and start writing poetry that's more positive.Even though I suffer with depression does that mean every poem has to be sad? This one is a start on that new ... [162 words] [Motivational]
The Mystery Of My Mind-Subtitle:The Things I've Tried (Poetry) I was just about to go to my son's baseball game when suddenly I stopped and sat down to write this poem.My wife thought I was crazy but what else can you do when you get an urge to write but write.Ne... [469 words]
The Preacher And His Friend (Poetry) I truly feel that this is one of the best poems I've ever written because it tells a story as well.However, because the poem tells a story, the sentences are rather long. So I hope the structure of th... [319 words] [Drama]
The Questions Of Love (Poetry) Questions we must all ask ourselves. [455 words]
The Smoke Inside You (Poetry) A poem about the fears I have about my wife's pack a day cigarette habit. [231 words]
Unanswered Questions (Poetry) Don't mind this one because I just wanted to see if I could write a poem with three consecutive rhyming words.So the poem might seem a little forced.I've been reading a lot of poetry on this website a... [340 words]
Wighead (Poetry) I went bald at the age of 20 and it devastated me.Then I did a stupid thing and went out and bought a toupee.Yep,that's right, I was a wig wearer.It was the most horrible time of my life.Can you imagi... [543 words] [Comedy]
Your Prison Cell (Poetry) Another Rikers Island experience.This poem is about an 19 year old inmate named Ralph Porter.I discovered him hanging in his prison cell one night while I was working the graveyard shift. [382 words] [Crime]
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Junkie
David Daniels
How does it feel
To have a monkey on your back
Stick the needle in your veins
Light the pipe,smoke the crack
You lay there and scream
Because you desperately need the drug
Something is crawling up your skin
You hallucinate and see the bugs
Just how old were you
When you had your first hit
Is it worth the pain you're feeling
Now that you lay there having a fit
Keep screaming for your methadone
Keep screaming for a pill
Each time you took the needle in your hands
You were going for the kill
Now you're in deep agony
Now you're in deadly pain
Did you think this would happen
Each time you stuck the needle in your veins
Your body is badly scared
Your scabs they all bleed
Now you are without your heroin
And it's something you desperately need
Slave to your addiction
The demons inside you have won
Locked up and screaming
The needle and the damage done
The medical staff tie you down
I listen to you cry
If you don't get your next fix
Surely you will die
If only you could get a taste
Of the drug that you desire
It would cool your burning soul
It would extinguish the aching fire
Your screams are loud and painful
You're and addict who is strungout
Robbing the public to pay for your high
Because the high is what it's all about
Does the drug take you to Heaven
Or does it leave you stranded in Hell
You desperately yearn for the drug
When your confined in your prison cell
In jail there are no street dealers
You can't easily purchase the junk
The other inmates hear you crying
And they label you a punk
You desperately hope that someone
Can smuggle you in a taste
But until then you lay crying
And all your tears go to waste
It will cost you ten packs of smokes
To get the drug you crave
Because if you don't get it soon
Your cell becomes an early grave
If you only had your freedom
Then you would be able to get high
But now that you're imprisoned
All you can do is scream and cry
I'm sorry but I can't help you
There's nothing I can do
Maybe I can make you more comfortable
By taking the handcuffs off of you
But if I release your hands
Will you scratch and claw your scars
Will you bang your aching head
Against the metal bars
Looks like you've made your bed
The bed where you now lay
And you will desire the drug you crave
Until your dying day
But hopefully one day you'll have freedom
Perhaps someone will pay your bail
But until then your just a prisoner
A junkie locked up in jail
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"I don't know how you handled the work at Rikers, it must have torn you apart. Great poem I loved it :)" -- Rebecca.
"Never really understood what you went through at Rikers....Now I do..Great poems about Rikers...I read them all,but this one is my personal favorite.Keep writing Dave!" -- dom.
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STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
April 2005 |
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