Crystal Head 5-7-5
a quarterly journal of short prose
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too much coffee, too little sleep, a love of words...
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And so it goes...
chris jensen - Lost Poetry
Oh yeah! I know him, too! LOL!
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A good friend 😉
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Yeah I know this friend too – it was me! When I was using cocaine 22 hours a day and drinking vodka 21 hours a day there were so many times I could have killed myself. For example when I thought I was having a heart attack my response was to take more cocaine..Also I was bulimic and making myself sick 3 times a day and the doctors warned me that every time I made myself sick I could have a fatal heart attack. But I kind of enjoyed destroying myself as I couldn’t handle the terrible state my mother was in after multiple strokes and I thought I wanted to die. The more risks I took the better I thought. It wasn’t until I was forced into treatment by my family which forced me to take a break from my self-destructive using that I got some clarity in my life and realised I didn’t want to die. I have never relapsed since then and was 11 years clean at the beginning of this year.
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That’s a full-on tale, Caroline. Scary times. Congratulations on 11 years – that’s an incredible achievement and something to be so proud of. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, I love it when someone can relate to a piece of writing. Hope your weekend is great 🙂
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This is a tough one, Ryan–somewhat humorous on first read, then gets darker with the pondering. Well done, for sure.
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Thank you, Azul 🙂
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Most welcome.
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Definitely agree! This is a good one, Rhino! ;]
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Thanks, Pie ;]
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HAHA! This made me laugh! Thankfully I don’t know him personally! 🙂
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Haha, thank Judy. Happy you had a grin 🙂
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lol! I love it! I want some vodka that answers to carpe diem! Sounds like the perfect shot for a friday night.
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Sure is! Can’t go wrong with Crystal Head 🙂
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🙂 I will remember that!
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Do I know this “friend”? Sounds familiar 😉
Joke aside….NICE!
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Haha, love it! From the smile in your tone I’m sure you’re acquainted 😉 Thank you, Nat.
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Sounds like one of the Fugs …
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🙂
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It’s not easy to let go of the one that might be the only ‘friend’ that’s gets you. (Pun intended) some people go through a lifetime struggling to break free. And you’ve managed to capture that in just three lines. Witty you!
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Witty me 🙂 Haha, thank you so much dear Dajena.
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