Analysis of Abyss of Addiction



Abyss of Addiction
by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett

In every street and town
Poisons abound,
Tricking the mind,
Destroying the brain.

Some seek it out
For cheaper effect,
But have to pay with their bodies
And pay with their lives.

Unwittingly lured
By a false sense of escape,
Becoming victims
To an insidious grip.

Drugs, nothing new, in times past,
In shadows it thrived, the silent foe,
Unseen, ever present in varied forms,
Still claiming lives, shattering dreams.

Still the silent whisper beckons.
Drug allure persists, a Siren’s song,
Promising solace, momentary bliss,
But the price of escape, greater suffering and death.

Generation to generation, the cycle repeats.
Drugs evolve, taking on different disguises
Still offering refuge from life’s defeats,
But devastation and darkness, all the same.

Victims seeking a way to battle their demons,
The drug becomes a demon itself,
Then finally, the addicts only friend,
Their deadly companion to life’s end.


Scheme XX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX AXXX BXBX AXCC
Poetic Form Etheree  (27%)
Tetractys  (23%)
Metre 011010 11101010 0100101 1001 1001 01001 1111 11001 11111110 01111 01001 1011101 01010 1101001 1101011 01110101 0110100101 11011001 10101010 101010101 100101001 1011011010001 010101001001 101101100010 1100101101 1010010101 101001110110 010101001 1100001101 110010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 977
Words 181
Sentences 9
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 19

About this poem

"Abyss of Addiction" is a poem by Max Burchett that delves into the harrowing world of substance abuse and its devastating consequences. It paints the grim picture of our society where poisons masquerade as solace, enticing individuals into a treacherous path of self-destruction. This poem explores the deceptive allure of drugs, which promise fleeting moments of escape but ultimately exact a heavy toll of suffering and death.

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Written on May 26, 2023

Submitted by MaxwellBurchett on May 28, 2023

Modified by MaxwellBurchett on September 30, 2023

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Maxwell Sebastian Burchett

Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett is president of the charity Golden Hearts that provides support to Ukrainian war refugees. He originated the "Good Day" concept and is leading the campaign to establish "Good Day" as a designated day, nationally recognized as "a day for doing a little extra good." Max is a singer-songwriter from Dallas, Texas. His poems "Until Then" and "I Dream" have been used as lyrics in pop songs of the same names (https://soundcloud.com/maxburchett/i-dream). His music and writing were featured on UK Talk Radio and on their website (https://uktalkradio.org/max-burchett-dog-days/). His writing interests include fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Most recently Max has included in his poetry and non-fiction publications themes developed from his work with Ukrainian war refugees. His poetry style has been influenced by the greats, including Frost, Elliot, Poe and Whitman. Max's short story “Covid Love” was featured in the July 2023, 111th issue of 34thParallel Magazine (https://www.34thparallel.net/34mag-111.html) and his "New Frontiers" poetry trilogy was featured in the October 2023 issue of INTERALIA Magazine (https://www.interaliamag.org/poetry/maxwell-sebastian-burchett-poems/). His romance mystery novel on post-Putin Russia “Red Star Rising” is releasing as serial episodes on Kindle and an anthology of his poems will be released later this year. and an anthology of his poems will be released later this year. Max's poems "Me to You" and "Three Whispered Words" are included in the anthology 'Is there Ever an End' published in November 2023 (https://www.amazon.com/There-Ever-End-Various/dp/B0CNZKNSN7). Max Burchett and his brother started delivering food and letters of encouragement to staff at local hospitals during covid, and that grew into the charity Golden Hearts. After covid the charity’s efforts were refocused on helping Ukrainian war refugees, and the homeless, who are basically refugees in their own country. His observations from work with war refugees and the homeless have led him to write stories and songs that attempt to convey the situation to a broader audience. more…

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