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To Ashes
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To Ashes |
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White Wolf Member
since 1999-09-18
Posts 371Somewhere in the vast wasteland |
How about a true story Many will cringe Others will sympathize And a few have lived There is this child Filled with life He fed on love and hope Slept with a blanket of protection His life shattered At three he was abandoned His parents divorced Niether was there for him Eventually his mother came back Trust started to come back Saftey almost a reality As close as he ever got At six he was sexually abused "Boys will be boys" says grandma The worst still to come Mom said nothing Just a little boy Forced into self-dependence Survival, the only thing he knew Protected his emotions, himself Dad finally found out Court orders issued At eight custody changed Mother willingly abandoned him Dad had remarried Step-mom treated him as his due As only a step-son His, Mine, Our's Dad worked all the time Step-Mom's heart problems Blamed on him He was not perfect A problem child Perpetual liar Disrespect This was his life He lived the rest of his childhood He was an idea child Ideas were shot down Dreams burned Impossible Can't be done You are not good enough Eventually his spirit is broken Ideas fade Dreams put away Unwanted Unloved Adulthood screwed Everyone at arms length Head facing the ground Not trusting anyone Then a girls came along Deciding to risk it He trusted a few His heart trashed and broken I was only a matter of time His soul finally went out Death has finally come Nothing left but ashes To be concluded.... Not much of a piece of poetry. Free verse in its truest, unflowing form. The "he" or forms of the word refer to the person this story is about. More information to be included in the conclusion. Some of you know me but most of you don't so hello to you all. The White Wolf If life is just a game, when does it end cause I want to get to what is real. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
White Wolf, where have you been? Gone too long! Thanks for coming home, and yes...a striking piece of free verse...hard hitting and sadly, much, much too common.... |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Painful to read because of the all too common horror of child abuse, not because of your poetry--that was well-done and hard-hitting, but very effective at showing how devastingly harmful emotional abuse can be to a child and how that affects them for the rest of their life. Peace, Light, & Love of Children, Earth Angel |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
"Just a little boy Forced into self-dependence Survival, the only thing he knew Protected his emotions, himself" The bullet hit the bone on those lines. Thank you for posting this. |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Though the ashes swirl in the wind, there is hope...if only that first courageous step to independence is taken. A step to understanding that person has value...and can make a difference... |
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White Wolf Member
since 1999-09-18
Posts 371Somewhere in the vast wasteland |
Sunshine - I am glad that someone remembers. Glad to be back. I am not sure if I will be back in full swing but maybe I am discovering a new muse. Thank you. Earth Angel - devastating is really a kind word compared to the horror that people who have and are living this feel. I understand your point. Thank you for your kind comments. icebox - Oftentimes survival is the only thing left. The last surviving line of defense. I see too many people like this. You are welcome but I can't say it was a pleasure to write or post this. Thank you. Mangus - One of the problems with people that have gone through emotional abuse is that they are forced into independence. They cannot depend on anyone. At this point those people don't lack the courage. They are already using it to stand on their own to survive. This world is scary enough let alone survive in it when everything has been ripped from them. Thank you for your reply. It has helped me to see somethings sightly differently. If life is just a game, when does it end cause I want to get to what is real. |
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Justbleu Member Elite
since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329Oregon, Originally From Alaska :) |
Hello White Wolf....Nice to see you writing with us again!!! After a childhood of abandonment and pain it's difficult to let down the wall of self protection and trust again..... A sad and honest piece!!!! It's good to let this kind of stuff out and you expressed your thoughts and feelings well. Bridgette  "Somewhere, somehow, it should be possible to touch someone and never let go again. To hold someone, not for a moment but forever." Unknown |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
very sad write, I can understand |
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White Wolf Member
since 1999-09-18
Posts 371Somewhere in the vast wasteland |
Understanding is the key. Once you understand the problem you can then begin to work on it. Thank you. If life is just a game, when does it end cause I want to get to what is real. |
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