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epoet
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since 2000-05-11
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grand rapid,MI, usa

0 posted 2004-08-16 10:37 AM



Searching
for who I used to be
Wondering
where my life will go.

I no longer seem
to have control
over my emotions
or my thoughts.

Needing desperately
to find what I've lost
where did it go
how did I lose my identity?

Believed in by
the ones I love
only to be betrayed
by myself.

So hard for me
to sit all alone
when I need so much
to feel whole.

Searching
for who I am
Hoping
for a glimpse of my former self.

Long ago
they said I was their hero
now I'm just their dad.

I used to be
so loving and gentle
now nothing exists
but anger.

Trying to figure out
why I feel so ashamed
of who I am
and what I've become.

Wishing I could change
everything back to
the way it was.

Searching
for who I need to be
Realizing
I'm loved by those who matter most....

P. J. Kotrch
carpe diem
A soul once touched is a soul once blessed by love



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xkiss_me_hardx
Junior Member
since 2003-07-08
Posts 13

1 posted 2004-09-18 08:51 PM


I really like what you wrote here the message came across loud and clear.  I got a tingle reading that part about "I used to be their hero, now i'm just dad".  So sad but the choice to improve yourself is one of the most noble ones you can make, it's hard to admit your wrong and even harder to effect a change within yourself.  My only suggestion is that the beginning was a little lack luster, it seemed a little bland when compared with the rest of the building, try using different words or shortening it a bit.  If this is something that personally affects you my thoughts will be with you and i hope you can set things straight, but it seems like your on the right path already
epoet
Member
since 2000-05-11
Posts 291
grand rapid,MI, usa
2 posted 2004-12-13 09:24 AM


Thank you for your comments.  I am still struggling to find a better way to express to my children what I'm struggling to say here.

P. J. Kotrch
carpe diem
A soul once touched is a soul once blessed by love



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