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Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

0 posted 2002-08-02 09:06 PM

Chance At Life
By Paul Wilson

I once had it all
I use to say
Then one day
I watched it all slip away

Just a fleeting glimpse today
And you were gone
Hoping you’d stay longer
but you disappeared with the dawn

So many years have come and gone
since we parted ways
So much time wasted
I’ve lost track of the days

Another night is upon me
as it starts all over again
Another chance at life today
traded for a bottle of gin

The temperature is getting colder
As the wind begins to blow
I crawl into my box
As the December sky begins to snow

This battle I fight each day
hoping to win
The booze I depend on
Pulling me down again and again

Another chance at life wasted
Is there no hope for me
Will I be just another drunk
for all the world to see

Another bottle of booze
I wish I had tonight
To satisfy this craving
I cannot fight

Tomorrow holds my future
A chance at life again
Will I throw this chance away
for another bottle of gin?

CSKpoet
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since 2002-07-12

Posts 845
Island in Paradise

1 posted 2002-08-02 09:12 PM

Well i might choose Scotch instead...gin...ewwwe..a nice creative write on the temptations to smother the pains that beset us...
aloha and hugs, friend, Cher

Poetry is:
Passion, imagination and intellect running together.

Aloha with warmest regards, Cheryl Stewart Koomoa

NewEnglandlazurlu
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since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

2 posted 2002-08-02 09:36 PM

If you really want to, you can do this one moment at a time. And you don't have to do it alone. Help is out there.
Good luck, I'll be pulling for you.
Hugs, Marti

"Even if life is full of thorns,
I still embrace it, for I know
that in between those thorns,
there is a rose worth all the pain."

WhiteRose
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since 2002-07-23

Posts 3208
somebody's dungeon

3 posted 2002-08-02 09:37 PM

ewwwwww..on the gin here too.

Excellent poem though.

SmartChick
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since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

4 posted 2002-08-02 10:41 PM

Paul, I sure hope you don't throw away another chance at life. Like Marti said, there is help out there for you. Please seek some help. You don't have to do it alone. They say, one day at a time. But, you can take it one moment at a time, if you need to.

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

5 posted 2002-08-02 10:48 PM

I hope this isn't an autobiographical poem, Paul....but, if it is...please get help.
If it isn't I hope that it helps someone else.
You wrote it so very beautifully.

~ chipmunk hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

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The Shores of Alone

6 posted 2002-08-02 11:14 PM

Paul, the first part of the poem, I understood well, and the second part, I feel sad to think of anyone so lost.
Sandra

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

7 posted 2002-08-03 12:43 PM

CSK... Thanks for the read, Glad you liked it

Marti...Thanks for your concern, You have a kind heart.

White Rose...Thank You. Did you know that gin will actually destroy your memory, what better way to forget.. Only Joking.

Sue...Such kind words from one that has more
problems than I could ever imagine.
Thank you for caring.

Catalinamoon... I'm so glad you enjoyed.
As sad as it is this is reality for so many people.

Lyra... At one time this was me, but not to this extreme. Through my strength and faith I won the battle many years ago but like many still fight the war.
I only hope this helps others that need another chance at life no matter what their drug of choice is. Thank You sweet lady.

Samantha G Kennedy
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since 2002-07-27

Posts 131
Kent England

8 posted 2002-08-03 01:59 AM

A great write, it left me pondering much....

life is so precious...isnt it.

Sammie

^i^

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

9 posted 2002-08-03 02:25 AM

Sammie... Thank you so much.
I think everyone should take 5 minutes out of each day to reflect & see what life means
and how they can make it better for themselves or someone else.

Zinsser
Senior Member

since 2001-02-27

Posts 1641
Calif.

10 posted 2002-08-05 09:48 AM

very well done....
I can so relate....13.5 yrs. clean and sober here...
Great Write... : )

~~ Connie ~~

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

11 posted 2002-08-05 09:57 AM

Paul,
All I'll judge is the poem and that was good.

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

12 posted 2002-08-05 10:39 AM

enjoy

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

13 posted 2002-08-05 12:34 PM

Ah yes - The solution comes from within... It's just a matter of which corner of our souls it hides.. Eventually it'll surface... and all will be well - Nice write, Paul..

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

14 posted 2002-08-05 09:51 PM

Connie... I salute you my friend.
I to have been free from this evil since 1987
Thank you for your vote of confidence.

Seymour... Thank you, so often people are misjudged. In fact I wrote a poem about judging others.

Vandana... So glad you liked it.

Nan... You understood this perfectly. We must find the courage and strength from within to destroy our demons before they destroy us. Thank you kind lady for understanding.

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