Thank You! Another Poem..
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Thank You! Another Poem..
Thank you for reading & commenting on my brother's poetry!! It really has made his day & seems to be the only emotional outlet he has. I have been mailing him the comments posted on here & it has inspired him to keep writing, which I believe is good for him.
He is in prison, solitary confinement, & is a crystal meth addict.
Another Poem:
Thank you for taking the time to read this! Please let me know if you have any words of wisdom to offer & what you think of the poem.
He is in prison, solitary confinement, & is a crystal meth addict.
Another Poem:
Holding on to anything while barely hanging on
Used to be around, But now he's too far gone
Once had a shot till HELL was placed in his palm
Ever since, has been the storm that skipped right over the calm
It's hard to feel love when you forced them not to care
It's hard to show love when your feelings are in fear
It's hard to face reality when the truths hard to bare
It's hard to rip away when it's impossible to tare
The only weapons he can fight with is past lessons learned
But he never learned ****! Cuz, with what they were talking about, he never was concerned
Now stuck on this island cuz of all the bridges he has burned
All he had to do was pay attention, all of this was warned
Preying on the weak while he hides from the strong
Cuz the strong are the ones who will know something is wrong
Blending in everywhere tyring to find where he belongs
Unhappy everywhere, same old dance, same old song
Sounds kinda sick but his only safety is in prison
His crash course of life was a head on collison
While there he hits his knees & begs God for a vision
For now all hes got is hope that this **** is out of his system
Used to be around, But now he's too far gone
Once had a shot till HELL was placed in his palm
Ever since, has been the storm that skipped right over the calm
It's hard to feel love when you forced them not to care
It's hard to show love when your feelings are in fear
It's hard to face reality when the truths hard to bare
It's hard to rip away when it's impossible to tare
The only weapons he can fight with is past lessons learned
But he never learned ****! Cuz, with what they were talking about, he never was concerned
Now stuck on this island cuz of all the bridges he has burned
All he had to do was pay attention, all of this was warned
Preying on the weak while he hides from the strong
Cuz the strong are the ones who will know something is wrong
Blending in everywhere tyring to find where he belongs
Unhappy everywhere, same old dance, same old song
Sounds kinda sick but his only safety is in prison
His crash course of life was a head on collison
While there he hits his knees & begs God for a vision
For now all hes got is hope that this **** is out of his system
Thank you for taking the time to read this! Please let me know if you have any words of wisdom to offer & what you think of the poem.
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I like the poem, I can feel the darkness that he is in.
I'd love to read him when he finds the light, the hope and the new vision for better things ahead. Because he has a new chance at life, to make it whatever he wants it to be, and I hope he uses this opportunity to grow wise and find a path that will take him to wonderful places in life.
Hugs to you for caring for him so much.
I'd love to read him when he finds the light, the hope and the new vision for better things ahead. Because he has a new chance at life, to make it whatever he wants it to be, and I hope he uses this opportunity to grow wise and find a path that will take him to wonderful places in life.
Hugs to you for caring for him so much.
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Not sure how long he has been in, but sounds like it is working it's way out of his system. He has more than a vision in front of him, for God has a plan for each of us. He never puts us in a place we don't belong. When he is enlightened he will see the purpose and reason he has had to go down the road he has gone down.
Each of us have a worth in life, and I think his is going to be a very motive one that will help others that have gone into the darkness. It takes work to find recovery, it takes more work to keep recovery. If he keeps this up he will document his path through to the light. It has been inside him all along. He has the power within himself to recover but he must do it on his own, for himself.
When he finds the light he will find his purpose...
Each of us have a worth in life, and I think his is going to be a very motive one that will help others that have gone into the darkness. It takes work to find recovery, it takes more work to keep recovery. If he keeps this up he will document his path through to the light. It has been inside him all along. He has the power within himself to recover but he must do it on his own, for himself.
When he finds the light he will find his purpose...
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His reality is apparent in the words. I encourage him to write everything down, just let the pen move across the paper. It is a wonderful way to free think and feelings will come out, they don't need to rhyme. His healing starts with facing his demons and seeking God who will enlighten him. Send him prayers from this family of believers also.
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I like this one and it reminded me of my oldest AS, I also could feel the darkness my son write s music lyrics when he is locked up and him and your brother seem to say quite a bit of the same things just in different words.
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This is for your brother:
I write this just to say
Hold on, just for today
When you're feeling all alone
More people there to support than known
With poetry we can relate
Please, keep writing. We can express so much with poetry and it helps to get it out.
I write this just to say
Hold on, just for today
When you're feeling all alone
More people there to support than known
With poetry we can relate
Please, keep writing. We can express so much with poetry and it helps to get it out.
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DG, from a couple posts above ^ ^ ^ sent the Sobriety Limerick Thread a link to this thread of your brother's poems. It was sweet of her to do.
thank you for that link dear dq
his sadness cries out to the n'th degree
I was also a fraud
but for the grace of God
hard work, sober friends, holds The Promises' for me
I met this man in AA
his crimes spanned a wide array
he killed another
who was someone's brother
then turned a gun on himself in that fray
he chairs a meeting each Thursday
through AA and God he has found a new way
13 years in prison
now his life has been risen
to help, to guide, to repay
Please tell your brother that there is always hope and that many understand his plight. Especially those of us that have hurt those we love and care about the most. Kudos to you for being there for him. My best to both of you.
thank you for that link dear dq
his sadness cries out to the n'th degree
I was also a fraud
but for the grace of God
hard work, sober friends, holds The Promises' for me
I met this man in AA
his crimes spanned a wide array
he killed another
who was someone's brother
then turned a gun on himself in that fray
he chairs a meeting each Thursday
through AA and God he has found a new way
13 years in prison
now his life has been risen
to help, to guide, to repay
Please tell your brother that there is always hope and that many understand his plight. Especially those of us that have hurt those we love and care about the most. Kudos to you for being there for him. My best to both of you.
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Dear Mybrother, He certainly is talented and journaling and writing it out in poem form can be therapeutic. Does the prison he's in offer AA or NA meetings that he can have Face to Face support? Solitary confinement doesn't offer much support except a mind that is injured. Can he get use of a computer? is it possible to join us, SR? He's broken and down, this is not fair, his AV is having a ball driving him crazy. To be strong in a place he is in sounds daunting. Hugs to all of you and keep up the great talented poems! TF
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My brother , yes you are someone else's brother but you could easily have been mine.
When you were just a little boy , you didn't choose this path.
You had family , toast for tea, a nice warm watered bath
Your mother looked into your heart and saw her little boy.
she couldn't see what lay ahead ,let's find another toy.
I want to see you up and grow and make good of your life
Have family , be so carefree and take a lovely wife .
Where did you go my little boy for you are now a teen
Pretty girls , some with curls some few and far between.
My wayward son what have you done , for you found Chrystal meth
Please think of me your sister thee ,let this not cause your death.
Do you not know , we love you so , but care not as you may
For nothing we can say or do , will help you find your way l
But on deaf ears it took a hold , down devils lonely lane
What did you think , how could this be, a life marked full of pain.
Your skin doth crawl , your teeth do rot. Your looks are all barely there
What have you done my darling son, do you not know i care.
Love cannot help , it cannot free , it has to bide its time
For time alone is all you have ,now i must wait and pine.
Behind those walls there's nought but thought, remorse to tenth degree
But you will win , do good again and come back home to me
Your life is spared , you have your gift, forward will you pay
To make amends , to right wronged friends, you will have your day.
So look ahead , You are not dead for reasons you've been saved.
Your road ahead you warily tread in gold it will be paved.
Your second chance is here and now though you seem caged in hell
Take this time to contemplate and let it serve you well
You don't know yet what fate you've met , I'm sure its good and true
So in your heart , wont you make a start Help others just like you.
Bless. Xx
When you were just a little boy , you didn't choose this path.
You had family , toast for tea, a nice warm watered bath
Your mother looked into your heart and saw her little boy.
she couldn't see what lay ahead ,let's find another toy.
I want to see you up and grow and make good of your life
Have family , be so carefree and take a lovely wife .
Where did you go my little boy for you are now a teen
Pretty girls , some with curls some few and far between.
My wayward son what have you done , for you found Chrystal meth
Please think of me your sister thee ,let this not cause your death.
Do you not know , we love you so , but care not as you may
For nothing we can say or do , will help you find your way l
But on deaf ears it took a hold , down devils lonely lane
What did you think , how could this be, a life marked full of pain.
Your skin doth crawl , your teeth do rot. Your looks are all barely there
What have you done my darling son, do you not know i care.
Love cannot help , it cannot free , it has to bide its time
For time alone is all you have ,now i must wait and pine.
Behind those walls there's nought but thought, remorse to tenth degree
But you will win , do good again and come back home to me
Your life is spared , you have your gift, forward will you pay
To make amends , to right wronged friends, you will have your day.
So look ahead , You are not dead for reasons you've been saved.
Your road ahead you warily tread in gold it will be paved.
Your second chance is here and now though you seem caged in hell
Take this time to contemplate and let it serve you well
You don't know yet what fate you've met , I'm sure its good and true
So in your heart , wont you make a start Help others just like you.
Bless. Xx
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Wow, honest to God the support on here is amazing! Thank you so much for commenting. This communication is the one & only thing that I believe is really getting through to my brother. He really needs/needed to hear from others...someone beside myself. I truly think is helps him feel a little less isolated from the real world & I think he needs to hear the kind words spoken on here.
DG0409: Thank you for linking the poems! I don't know how to do that.
Twofish: He cannot get out of the hole. He is in there for protection b/c there is gang after him. He will be in there until he is released in January. Thanks for the suggestions though.
DG0409: Thank you for linking the poems! I don't know how to do that.
Twofish: He cannot get out of the hole. He is in there for protection b/c there is gang after him. He will be in there until he is released in January. Thanks for the suggestions though.
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There are a couple more poems for your brother that got posted on the limerick thread. http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ml#post4267613
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Prayers for you and your brother to come out of this dark time. I'm glad you've shared his work. There's no doubt that he can make it out of this and have a beautiful life, no matter what's happened. As long as he keeps reaching out with his writing, he is healing. (Even if it doesn't seem like it.) He needs to know he is never alone, and we care.
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Within your cell, inside your hell
Your soul has reached the end
You ache for all the hurt you caused
And scream out for a friend
You feel you will not stop the pain
For yourself you can't forgive
But you can start to make amends
And make your life one worthy to live
You can repent and spend your days
Helping young ones see the wrong
Let them know the pain it caused
To walk the path you chose so long
Show them,tell them, make them see
There is no happiness only pain
Drugs are not cool, don't make you free
But hurt those you love over again
You sell your soul for every score
Truth becomes your past
Behind the ecstasy lies hell
Spiralling down and dying fast
Show how it is to live like you
Tell them the pain it generated
If you save one single soul
You make amends for hurt created.
Your soul has reached the end
You ache for all the hurt you caused
And scream out for a friend
You feel you will not stop the pain
For yourself you can't forgive
But you can start to make amends
And make your life one worthy to live
You can repent and spend your days
Helping young ones see the wrong
Let them know the pain it caused
To walk the path you chose so long
Show them,tell them, make them see
There is no happiness only pain
Drugs are not cool, don't make you free
But hurt those you love over again
You sell your soul for every score
Truth becomes your past
Behind the ecstasy lies hell
Spiralling down and dying fast
Show how it is to live like you
Tell them the pain it generated
If you save one single soul
You make amends for hurt created.
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