Human experience can be lonely and miserable. Some choices we make are simple moments of lessons learned and heeded. Others can thrust us into the deepest pit of suffering and despair in the blink of an eye. Help does not come easy. Clawing at the mud that is addiction makes for a lifelong struggle. It is a continuous battle searching for stable ground.
This collection captures the essence of chaos and relapse. Cries for help are ignored. Attempts to recover are met with indifference. It explores the hopelessness and breakdown experienced by those battling addiction, shedding light on the stigma that haunts them.
Addiction shows no mercy or remorse; it tracks every failure, as the suffering becomes fodder for those immune to it. The bottom dwellers are mocked, their struggles turned into jokes behind closed doors, while their dignity is forgotten. “Valedictorian of the Bottom Feeders” aims to reveal the harsh truths.
This chapbook offers a perspective from the depths, looking up through the harsh glare of judgment. It reveals the desperate attempts to keep up with societal pressures, even as we are consumed by addiction. The poems capture the guilt and toxicity that stain our fingers.
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