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1198664 tn?1368647812

I am Detroit

I am dirty
I am scary
I am the murder capitol of the country
Drugs are a daily battle
I used to be a diamond
I am beautiful
I am ugly
I am cool
I'm cold and dark
I am misunderstood
I have a relentless fan base of citizens that love me
Once I am in your blood you will never forget me
I am on the brink of decay and destruction
I am the most fantastic place on the planet
I am grey
I am black and blue
You cannot touch me
You can't kill me
You can't keep me down
You hate that about me
Your sick of hearing about me
But I won't go away
I will always be here
Always in your face
When you least expect it
Just when you thought I was done
I come roaring back
Over and over and over
And I will never give up





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1198664 tn?1368647812
I'm strange too so no worries. Too BOORING not to be :)
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lol just didn't want my comments to be interpreted strangely. Although I am strange lol
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1198664 tn?1368647812
I really appriciate it :)
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there are many great poems out there that totally say what addiction feels like and is. I just wanted to say that I felt that it did that when i read it and was moved.
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5350624 tn?1368535783
Little worried about ya.
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This is great because it hits the addiction and the city with one unrelenting punch! killer poem
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5347058 tn?1381188426
Beautiful my man.
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Good one Motown!! (8 mile road is 3 miles south from where I sit typing this lol)  There's another one that floats around here every now and then called "My Addiction" but this one is very compelling and very true about our addiction. "Always in our face"
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1198664 tn?1368647812
Thanks peeps :)
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1742220 tn?1331356727
um ... wow!  I am so impressed.  I grew up in Detroit.  yah deetroit!   the poem is so compelling and beautiful.  ya we should help you paint it up on the side of the Fisher Building or something ...

ty for sharing this work with us. --Meegan
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Thanks for sharing. There is also a addiction social community that a lot of members post poems too. Check it out!
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1696489 tn?1370821974
WOW.  What raw beauty there is here.  Thank you for sharing!
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5350624 tn?1368535783
Thanks for making me cry...I feel like a girl now....
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