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Sadly a lot of people are like that.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 22, 2009 at 4:30 PM
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Snowview - thank you for that lovely comment and yes time for celebration.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM
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Troosha - You are so right as it also brings destruction on the loved ones. thank you so much for the visit.
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shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 3:43 PM
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Re: Shobana--you have 'pinned' alchoholism down very well! I lived with an
Chris - thank you so much..and I'm sorry to hear that. I know now that you understand the poem well.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 3:42 PM
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Shobana--you have 'pinned' alchoholism down very well! I lived with an
alchoholic for many years and recognise all you say. Chris.
posted by
Scramble
on September 22, 2009 at 12:03 PM
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Shobana
I think many of us have probably had our lives impacted by an alcoholic or a person battling addiction – it can create such turmoil and heartache for the people watching the self destruction.
posted by
Troosha
on September 22, 2009 at 6:58 AM
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This is so vivid and powerful; wonderful expression of a common and major problem. Thanks very much for your visit! Yes, this is the "festival time" of the year!
posted by
Nita09
on September 22, 2009 at 6:47 AM
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My Shobana, you have addressed a very real topic! I was married to an alcoholic and this poem is so reflective of the trials and tribulations associated with it! The symptoms are familiar to all, the difficulties it causes! I was glued and it is one fine effort! You continue to grow as a poet and I must say I am very proud of you! You take on a variety of subjects and that just enhances growth tremendously for me! It might be time to start thing about writng different forms of poetry, the great ones all went through it! Some are fun and others are downright difficult to write! The bottom line is that it serves to hones the skills of the poet. Your sam!!!
posted by
sam444
on September 22, 2009 at 5:16 AM
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Elinjo - thank you so much and it is a terrible way to lead one's life...I can't imagine why once consumed they don't know the limits - the addicts I mean.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:18 AM
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Shamasehar - Thank you and yes you are right..the families suffer the most.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:17 AM
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Abanerjee - thank you so much..yes the families are affected and undergo much misery.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:16 AM
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Sinome - thank you.and I hope you are feeling better. very many lives I'm afraid!
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:15 AM
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Re: Shobana, if this is based on a real person (and I have the feeling it is)
My dear Rumor - you're feeling is right...thank you for the prayers (for all the addicted and affected families if you will)
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:14 AM
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Elyse - thank you for reading me..yes it is prevalent I see among so many and the families are affected just the same..quite torturous.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:13 AM
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Ryan Morrow - I read your post yesterday and that was also one of the reasons for this poem. thank you for the visit.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:12 AM
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Taps - Thank you for the message from the book of Proverbs..it is so very touching and it amazes me sometimes on the messages we receive from the Bible.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:11 AM
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Re: shobana ~.~
Soulspeaker - thank you so much and yes you are so right there.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:09 AM
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Re: Wow what that would feel like....
Darson - thank you for the visit and for the prayers..for all those with the addiction and their families.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:08 AM
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Re: That's crazy.....so sad about the family....
9star - thank you and yes it is sad for the family.
posted by
shobana
on September 22, 2009 at 1:07 AM
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It's a terrible way to lead one's life. What a waste and what a tragedy for the families involved.
posted by
elinjo
on September 22, 2009 at 12:23 AM
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Sad,yet true.........an addict may take refuge & find escape(short lived) its the family that suffers the real agony. you put it down so well!
posted by
shamasehar
on September 21, 2009 at 11:22 PM
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Expreseed so powerfully, effectively, aptly, and most tellingly, of the hearts of the near and dear ones of the 'ail' in the alealley.
posted by
anib
on September 21, 2009 at 9:44 PM
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Beautifully expressed... very realistic view of the adiction that has broken so many lives .
posted by
Sinome
on September 21, 2009 at 8:24 PM
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Shobana, if this is based on a real person (and I have the feeling it is)
I will pray, too, that they be set free from this addiction..
..
posted by
Rumor
on September 21, 2009 at 7:51 PM
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Alcoholism is a disease; is prevelant in my blood line so I could re-live some major events while reading your poem here. Very very real and sad; sad for many. This is palpable which leaves this reader reeling. I commend you for writing this.
and I so appreciate the proverb that Taps wrote in her response...it is so true. ~Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on September 21, 2009 at 7:47 PM
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My father is an alcoholic as well...so this slammed me with the force of a baseball bat! Forceful read!
posted by
Ryan_Morrow
on September 21, 2009 at 6:58 PM
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Who are the people who are always crying the blues?
Who do you know who reeks of self-pity?
Who keeps getting beat up for no reason at all?
Whose eyes are bleary and bloodshot?
It's those who spend the night with a bottle,
for whom drinking is serious business.
Don't judge wine by its label,
or its bouquet, or its full-bodied flavor.
Judge it rather by the hangover it leaves you with—
the splitting headache, the queasy stomach.
Do you really prefer seeing double,
with your speech all slurred,
Reeling and seasick,
drunk as a sailor?
"They hit me," you'll say, "but it didn't hurt;
they beat on me, but I didn't feel a thing.
When I'm sober enough to manage it,
bring me another drink!" ~Proverbs 23 (
The Message version of The Holy Bible)
posted by
TAPS.
on September 21, 2009 at 6:46 PM
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shobana ~.~
Sad -- but there are so many addictions that cloud reason and affect more lives than that of the addicted. Good write! Thank you for sharing. Peace, blessings and understanding.
~SS
posted by
soulspeaker
on September 21, 2009 at 6:36 PM
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Wow what that would feel like....
to be waiting on a person that may or may not make it home that night. Very touching and thought provoking. I'm actually saying a little prayer in my mind right now for whomever it was that you wrote about.
posted by
Darson
on September 21, 2009 at 5:58 PM
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That's crazy.....so sad about the family....
posted by
Star5_
on September 21, 2009 at 4:44 PM
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