It was because I didn’t want to
Trouble
You that I didn’t ask you for
Help
I was far too
Ashamed
To do that
It was because they
Yelled
Hit
Blamed
That I felt
I was
Bad
I was too
Ashamed
To feel anything
Else
It was because when,
Finally,
I asked you for
Help
You said it was
Me
Who was
Sick,
Not them,
That I took my
Life
There was too much
Shame
To do anything
Else
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Very powerful and emotional. I’ve read it before, but it just hit me as much as the first time I read it.
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Thank you very much.
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As a suicide survivor, I can feel the impact of this quite strongly.
And when I say survivor (it’s a thing) I mean I was damn lucky she didn’t take me with her.
I usually don’t care for things related to the topic, but this has an insight to the the cycle of abuse, that does indeed take people to that edge.
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I appreciate your reply. I understand the topic all too well and the emotions that are connected to it.
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Are you planning to cut off one of your fingers? Don’t do it, it is not your fault you have a lightning bolt in your hand 😛
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Naw. Just gonna soak it in paint thinner to see if that removes the bolt. 🙂 BTW, I’m not the speaker of this poem. 🙂
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I liked it the first time, just trying to be clever
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Me too. Hard to be clever with a bolt of lightening glued to your hand. 🙂 Hurts brother! It hurts. 🙂
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someday you will be able to remove the lightning bolt
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I hope to replace it with a cloud one day. 🙂
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or wind
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Angel wings or a halo!
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angel wings could just be as well alright. that way you may answer the question of how many angels can dance on a pin
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Great point. 🙂
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Words from the Heart, penned by the Soul will never by “cheesy”. This is a great poem. Glad you chose to share it.
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You bet. Thanks for reading and commenting. I appreciate it. 🙂
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Thank you Jeff. This one has words I hope many will listen to. I re-posted it on my Toy Box. Hopefully this will reach others and we will all join in helping. Hugs
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Thanks for re-posting it and reading. I greatly appreciate it. 🙂
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That was moving my friend, very well written and the complete opposite to what you usually write.
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Thanks. I’ve a number of poems on here. I’ve got a serious side, too.
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Here’s one I think you’ll like: https://variouspontifications.com/2014/07/27/somewhere/ I’m a big Edgar Allan Poe fan.
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I think it’s sad. 😥 but it’s also true–sometimes, people are abused and then become like their abuser. But the abused can’t see that at the time. It takes a lot of work to heal from being abused.
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Very true. Abused folks often don’t abuse others, but continue to hurt themselves because that’s all they know and it’s what they feel they deserve. Sad.
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This is wonderful – deeply moving. You are one talented guy. Having the ability to write high-quality posts in such different genres is admirable 🙂
Are you ACTUALLY God? haha 😉
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Thank you for those kind words. I used to be god, but I gave it up for Lent one year and never looked back. 🙂
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Check out this one, when you’ve time. It’s a favorite of mine. https://variouspontifications.com/2014/07/27/somewhere/
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Reblogged this on justiceforkevinandjenveybaylis.
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Thanks for the reblog.
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Very well done my friend, very well done.
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Thanks. I greatly appreciate your comments.
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Very powerful.
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Thanks for the feedback. I always worry something like this might come off cheesy, which I wouldn’t want.
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I know that feeling and especially with poetry it’s very difficult to be objective as the author of your own work (that’s my experience at least; part of the reason I blog as an alien and a beaver is that it gives me a face to hide behind;))
But rest assured, these poetic outings surely add an exciting dimension to your website. Keep ’em coming!
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I will.
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Powerful words paint a picture and tell a tale. Very clever Sir.
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Thank you.
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Reblogged this on The Daily Pause.
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Thanks.
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