One Track Mind Like A Goldfish Summary

The poem is about the cycle of addiction. It’s written from two perspectives. The addict side, which feels numb most of the time, Then there is the sobriety side which wants to shine, is over the top positive and as hard as they try, the cycle still repeats...one line suggesting the brightest stars fall the fastest. Like no matter how long and hard you've worked the cycle must repeat, like a balance....weather addiction, life emotion or stardom, the overall message is the cycle of something and its yin and yang; the good leads to the bad and the bad leads to the good. Always and no matter what, one paves the way for the other.

I used a simile in ‘One track mind like a goldfish’ representing the addiction side of only thinking about their