Headline Poem 2/2/14 -- Philip Seymour Hoffman

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I figured my headline poem today would be about Super Bowl XLVIII 48 -- Seattle Vs. Denver. Instead, the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman has my attention, and the fact that a talented actor and father of three is found dead at the age of 46 has me writing, and thinking. 

Philip Seymour Hoffman 

F the drug that

Rushes through your veins

Your talent is immense

But you devastate your brain

It can't compete

Our love making, babies, and walking  through the park, 

Your art is deep,

But it takes a back seat 

To the cloud-floating

Multifaceted

Escape 

Touch me, I scream

From the top of my lungs

You and us, we're here

We're real

I'm right in front of you

Yours for the taking,

But instead,

You lock yourself in the bathroom,

And stick a needle in your arm