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Read MoreBeing an alcoholic has levels Cul-de-sac’s and rabbit holes Navigating through quicksand While the mind is sinking slow Walking amongst shadows The lines often get blurred It’s a pity party at the gallows Where good ideas go to die Suffocating light with resent While madness stirs the drink Slurring...
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Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Brenda. So glad you connected with the write my friend. It is a painful experience, indeed. Been there before, being ashamed of some of my writes. My vault has lots of poems, lyrics, and ideas. I even possess a lot of my old notebooks, including the very first one. I don’t share from that book, it was really bad. lol. But I also have a section of writes where I don’t even know who that person is, when I was drunk and depressed I was a mess. Those works are kept as a reminder of how bad my state of living was. Appreciate you.
Damian
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My mother was an alcoholic. She’d go out and start fights with my father when she came home. It was a miserable existence for me and my father. Although I never drank or took drugs I can relate to this somewhat. It’s obvious no one could write this without experience. I’m glad you’re still doing good.
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Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Tim. So glad you connected with the write my friend. You know what it’s all about then, just from a different point of view. Alcoholics are often guilty of hurting those closest to them. In our minds we’re only hurting ourselves, not realizing that those who love us are a casualty of the disease as well. Thank you, brother. I never want to be that person again. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Your a super talented dude. Glad you kicked alcohol. You’re a treasure to have as a friend and as a poet.
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Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Keith. So glad you connected with the write my friend. You’re not the only one, I don’t miss those days. Right back at you, brother. Appreciate you.
Damian
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My daughter struggles with her alcohol addiction. And my roommate struggles with it. I often wonder what this world is doing to us with numbers so high. It’s rarely “just for kicks” that addiction exists. This one makes me think. Well done, my friend
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Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I think for me it started as an escape, then in it seeped into my writing, at one time I actually thought I couldn’t write without booze. Like I said, there are layers to addiction. I understand their struggles, it’s not easy to let go of something that becomes part of one’s being. Appreciate you.
Damian
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You well describe this kind of madness that comes with alcoholism. I used to be there, hearing those words, “You shouldn’t drink so much”. Often, they were my own words. “Pity party at the gallows”–I like that. Many end up swingin’.
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Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Sam. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I don’t miss those days in my life, and there were many of them unfortunately. I dig that line as well. Always an honor to meet a fellow survivor. Appreciate you.
Damian
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I rarely touch a drop (my brother had a huge drink problem) but because of my line of work (I once used to lead up to around a dozen alc detoxes per week .. some of them taking up to 10 days to complete safely, I know the horrors associated with alcohol addiction .. and the risks associated with it .. and the problem staying off when dry .. I take my hat off to you Damian and so much enjoyed my visit here just now .. Neville
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Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Neville. So glad you connected with the write my friend. You’ve faced it from a different point of view, which means you’ve witnessed those horrors in realtime my friend. Part of sobriety has been digging deep into my psyche, to understand my ticks and how they make me tick. lol. And not take myself so seriously all the time, try to enjoy the moment and not overanalyze every damn thing. Easier said than done, but I try. Thanks for your heartfelt commentary, means a lot to me. I’m glad you enjoyed the visit, and continue to support my work. Appreciate you.
Damian
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No worries, but to quote L’Oréal .. Becuz ya worth it .. Neville 😎👍
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Read MoreBits and piecesSomething thereCoherent thoughtsBut prone to tearSchizophrenic?slightly soThese words can fight,resisting flowWhat once definednow floats awayNo longer focusedMind, astray
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The pen will let you know when it wants to say something….
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Hoi hoi
A real block is horrible.
And I don’t contradict Peter.It is, in my opinion, far more complex. It could very well be that the waiting caused the block. One of the serious causes could be an overdose of possibilities. And maybe I can help there.
In ‘songwriters in the kitchen’, I’ve run a longer series of focus. I know someone whose repertoire consists of 2/5 of music and writes, originating there.
The forum Titaniced, alas.If you want to talk about it, please PM.
It would be a pity if your work would be nipped in the bud.
C’mon, don’t be shy…..
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I don’t get anything anymore. I start to write and as long as I make it short I can let it sit there a while and come back to it later. But even then, I feel like I’m empty.
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Ideas come to me when I have no pen/paper around. Cool poem!
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Read Moresadness quiet and stillmy happiness is in youwaking me earlyand genty waiting on me to answer your silent hellomy Father who leads mewho teaches me your magicwho leaves me hints of knowledgeto lead me onwardyou give me understandingsorrow a...
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Powerfully penned, Brenda. This was an amazing write my write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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hello dearest Damian it’s always hard for me to share my faith because in day passed people let me down but when I really look back I realize our creator didn’t…he is more than fair with me I should be dead already with my careless behavior early in life I am grateful for life even the sorrow… thank you for being here 💕
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Read More“You’re a long time dead,” they say.“Sow your wild oats,” they say.“Live today like it’s your last,” they say.“You only live once,” they say.“Throw caution to the wind,” they say.“Go chase those dreams,” they say.“Adventure is worthwhile,” they say.“Take...
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I sincerely wish the bookmark worked for me, but try as I might it doesn’t. This will be permanently bookmarked in my mind though
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Thanks for reading and the compliment.
The Bookmark feature works but not as it should.The Bookmarks are only being stored in your Browser history and when you clear your history you also clear your bookmarks….just saying.💋
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hello dearest Benny I guess I love our terrible creator because he is terrible like me of me like him…he never leaves me alone though the godly people abandones me right away… you can only do your best and life isn’t a fairy tale I get it with the memories 💕 great write…
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Thanks for the comment.
Memories are very unreliable.They are patched together using perceptions and biases….don’t trust them.
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I wouldn’t mind if we did away with platitudes altogether. It’s entirely too easy for people to quote one of them at you without really thinking of any sort of meaningful response that might better fit the situation.
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“Love & light” or “positive vibes only” also come to mind. Toxic positivity is a real issue….people have to be able to grieve, to get frustrated and angry and complain on occasion. These are unpleasant things that all humans must experience.
One of my least favorite to hear is “be yourself”, which too often means “confirm my biased opinions of you”.
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“the herd mentality for us is obscene” love this line. Great piece
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hello beautiful Fia thank you the idea we should conform to a stat pattern is ludacris I’m happy this spoke to you 💕
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Powerfully penned, Brenda. Incredible write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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hello dearest Damian good evening thank you graciously my friend 💕
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hello dearest Damian I was an alcoholic for awhile it was a very painful experience…I would often write things I was ashamed of later when sober… this describes it perfectly great write 💕