Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 16, 2026

Addiction Interrupted

By Catherine Arra

Addiction Interrupted

His words, only three
like bullets.

His aim, targeted
to silence, shatter,

to kill.

How wanting her
made him see

how far
he had fallen.







Article © Catherine Arra. All rights reserved.
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1 Reader Comments
Fay L. Loomis
01/08/2024
02:41:59 PM
Love this terse, pungent poem. Congrats on its publication.
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