Hi, my name is Bill and I'm a Recovering Drug Addict and Alcoholic.
The saddest song
is the song un-sung
when we were full of promise
and so very young.
Stolen from our life
at an early age ,
we traded a bright future
for a drug induced cage.
We drove away our family
loved ones and friends
so we could cop out and drop out
in the land of pretend.
Selfish and self centered
self loathing and hate
we placed a large serving
of self on our plate.
We thought we had wisdom
we thought we were wise
but we numbed our emotions
and believed our own lies.
Beaten up and broken
we opened our eyes
cast off our deception
and saw through our lies.
Some of us live
and some of us die
and if your reading this poem
then you caught Gods eye!
Acceptance is the key
to open the door
you have to surrender
to win the war.
Author notes
Blues Man
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A contest entry
- Recovering Alcoholics Need Poetry Too ... Support Needed by Asylaarix.
725 points, ended May 8, 2008, 17 entries
Gold trophy winner
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Comments
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This is a well written poem. The rhyme and flow is great.
I can relate to parts of your poem. It's like something that I needed to hear or read.
thank you for your entry. Your poem has a good message.
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can i put this is an NA newsletter?
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another great write from you. thank you for the support you are showing this contest. viyanna rosemarie
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We thought we had wisdom
we thought we were wise
but we numbed our emotions
and believed our own lies.
Beaten up and broken
we opened our eyes
cast off our deception
and saw through our lies.
These two stanzas are complete truth. I like this poem and it's message. This has the hope I was looking for. Great job and God bless! -
I really like this poem and I can relate to a lot of what you are saying here. This flows so beautifully and there's a lot of truth in your words. Amazing job and thanks for entering.
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great poem i can relate to this as at one time i was a user keep up the great work
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Great poem! I know a few people very intimately who have been addicted to drugs and alcohol. This is such an inspiring poem to get clean and get your life back together. Thanks for entering.
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Acceptance is the key
To open the door
You have to surrender
To win the war
The last two lines of this bleed the truth. Well done and clever.
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the fist two lines are my favorite! thank you so much for entering my contest and i wish you the best of luck! NineTailedFox
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I am so very stunned by the rhyme and rhythm in this piece ... and the way it speaks out to you ... your words so powerful ... it just jumps out at you with clarity and support ... I am so proud to have this piece in my contest ... My sister loves this!!!! She said it fits her right down to the T! ... thank you so much for sharing this with us and entering it here in my contest ... good luck to you in the contest ... and much love and respect to you!
Chantelle
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Wow
Very nice write!^^ I enjoyed reading this poem. I can relate to this as well... Keep up the good work! -
This is a very well written piece with a good message in it. I can realate to this and I'm still in it. It's a hard thing to get away from. Great job.
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I was thinking this was going to be something completely different but I was pleasantly surprised. I like the rhyming and the passion written into this felt so realistic and personal. Fabulous job.
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awsome
i thought the poem was very well written and i deals with such a real topic good job i just loved the last stanza good luck
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Skiinned knees here reporting for
duty! I heard the message in this poem. The pain of
surrender wasn't even half the pain of withdrawl...and
when the clouds cleared...it just felt damn good to
breathe once again. Addiction left our house with a fury....and in it's place a more humble man who inspires
me constantly! May we all struggle powerfully!
ears2hearyou
Kathleen : ))
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Selfish and self centered
Self loathing and hate
We placed a large serving
Of self on our plate
We thought we had wisdom
We thought we were wise
But we numbed our emotions
And believed our own lies
Those two stanzas are so good..well so are the others, but those are my favourite. I love your lazt 2 lines as well, you're poems contain great messages for everyone.
Another great poem, keep up the good work and take care! x
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