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Writing As A Form Of Therapy
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31 Dec 2019 09:01 PM
31 Dec 2019 09:01 PM
Re: Writing As A Form Of Therapy
Many people
crossed the river
to seek asylum
from a raging war
Many people
Were close to the sea
to seek safety and shelter
from a raging fire
has the world
learnt so little
has the world
given up
despair
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03 Jan 2020 05:02 PM
03 Jan 2020 05:02 PM
Darkest At Noon
The only way I can try to process the devastation of these fires is through writing...
Here is a poem about the day that was darkest at noon...
Darkest at Noon
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I stand with my back to the ocean;
I cannot begin to describe such emotion,
Watching my beloved country burn;
As grief, fear and awe chaotically churn.
I stand here humbled, no longer cocky and proud,
The roar of the wind and the flames so loud,
Just watching the raw apocalypse of Nature's power;
It's darkest at noon, and in the smoke and ash we cower.
And as the insatiable fires feed their awful appetite,
I look to the heavens in this unholy unnatural night;
On the beach, huddled, helpless for now, we stand,
Hell on earth come to visit the paradise of our land.
We can do nothing for now but hope to survive,
Later we will count the cost and support those still alive;
There is compassion and strength, grit and determination
In all of us Australians who make up this nation.
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Stay safe, good people... much love to the community...
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03 Jan 2020 05:21 PM
03 Jan 2020 05:21 PM
Re: Darkest At Noon
@Silenus Heartfelt words. Thankyou. I watch helplessly, with pain in my heart for so many.
Stay safe. 💜💜
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21 Jan 2020 12:38 PM - edited 21 Jan 2020 12:40 PM
21 Jan 2020 12:38 PM - edited 21 Jan 2020 12:40 PM
Re: writing as a form of therapy
i always looked up to you
i always thought you would help me get through
you were always there when i needed you
and i thought that ment i was important to you
but now......
i feel like such a clown
you finally let your true colours show through
your just the same as all the rest
you just wanted what benefitted you
so now.....
with my heart broken
i guess we are family no more
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09 Feb 2020 12:33 PM
09 Feb 2020 12:33 PM
Re: writing as a form of therapy
I'm worthless
I'm stupid
I'm a waste of space
I'm not grateful
I'm horrible
I'm disgusted by myself
I hate myself
I hate the world
I should not be alive
I should never have been born
Why did you not abort me
Why keep me and not the others
I'm alive
I'm a survivor
I'm tired
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09 Feb 2020 01:04 PM
09 Feb 2020 01:04 PM
Re: writing as a form of therapy
Yeah, I get it.
Similar for me. I used to play regularly in bands, work and write. Now I struggle to do any of these regularly. From a corporate rooster! Wow look at me! To now being a feather duster.
It sucks.
Now for me it's day by day. Trying to do some do things, something, anything to get a bit of
purpose.
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09 Feb 2020 08:43 PM
09 Feb 2020 08:43 PM
Re: writing as a form of therapy
Thoughts pouring through my mind as I stare
Wishing the end would finally be here
My mind hides the demons deep inside
I put on my mask and pretend to be fine
To tired, to hurt, to upset to care
For my life is just one big blur
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10 Feb 2020 01:26 PM
10 Feb 2020 01:26 PM
Re: writing as a form of therapy
Ten years today
was dull and grey
I voiced my fears
and out came the tears
I never knew
why I was so blue
and then it came out
definitely without a doubt
I couldn't understand
and begged you to hold my hand
I had so many issues
I held onto my tissues
I didn't know who to turn to
I dreamed of being with you
I was very lost
at a very huge cost
Ten years has gone by
And I still wonder why
that time has gone fast
it's all in the past
Life is a journey
that no one knows
where it takes you
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10 Feb 2020 08:28 PM
10 Feb 2020 08:28 PM
Re: writing as a form of therapy
into the abyss
cold wet stones
shiny black surfaces
slippery under my feet
dead burnt trees
rough black surfaces
as far as the eye can see
cool wet railing
rugged silver surfaces
my hands are holding tight
let go, I say, let go
into the abyss
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10 Feb 2020 08:56 PM
10 Feb 2020 08:56 PM
Re: writing as a form of therapy
Hi @Former-Member
I know that I've checked in with you before when you've posted previously in this thread. That's a very beak (emotional?) landscape that you're describing. I hope that you are ok contemplating the abyss tonight and might just drop you a line to check that you're safe.
Take care
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