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What a waste his life has been...
At such an early age he turned to sin.
In his hands, he once held the key
To be anything he wanted to be.

He had the brains and he had the ability
He was a fearless man out at sea.
On the sports arena he was superior,
And while at school others felt inferior.

For many years, he did lots of time
Paying for his life of crime.
Yet when he stayed away from the drugs,
One almost wanted to shower him with hugs.

To us, he is still a boy with a gentle soul,
Whenever his addiction, he is able to control.
What a dim future he now faced...
If only his life wasn’t such a waste!

~~xXx~~

Written about my brother...

21.07.03
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What A Waste!!

Contributed by Jenni_K on Saturday, 30th August 2008 @ 11:20:39 AM in AEST
Topic: drugabuse

~~^~~

What a waste his life has been...
At such an early age he turned to sin.
In his hands, he once held the key
To be anything he wanted to be.

He had the brains and he had the ability
He was a fearless man out at sea.
On the sports arena he was superior,
And while at school others felt inferior.

For many years, he did lots of time
Paying for his life of crime.
Yet when he stayed away from the drugs,
One almost wanted to shower him with hugs.

To us, he is still a boy with a gentle soul,
Whenever his addiction, he is able to control.
What a dim future he now faced...
If only his life wasn’t such a waste!

~~xXx~~

Written about my brother...

21.07.03

Copyright Â© Jenni_K ... [ 2008-08-30 11:20:39]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by eeeitak on Saturday, 30th August 2008 @ 11:41:47 AM AEST
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This is so sad, and so many people go through this. Beautiful write that expresses such a true tragedy these days! Well done! :D

Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by Crow on Saturday, 30th August 2008 @ 12:41:12 PM AEST
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we just burn inside cause we can`t do something for the ones we love with this illness" it is sad...Lane

Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by FRANCO on Saturday, 30th August 2008 @ 03:05:02 PM AEST
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It's sad but an universal truth ...well written ; topic so dear to me... Jenni my friend, thank you for sharing this poem.

YPDC. need more of such enlightening poetry .

with love and respect,
FRANCO.

Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by ZiggyB on Sunday, 31st August 2008 @ 03:08:40 AM AEST
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It sounds that he has wasted his life, however he will always need love to form the foundation on which to stand...when he has gathered the strength to get up.

My prayers are with him.

~Stephan

Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Sunday, 31st August 2008 @ 03:58:13 AM AEST
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Ah, he who shares my middle name. I'm
sorry for your pain, and I'm sure, your feeling
of helplessness. I can relate in different
ways, which is one of the great things of
poetry. Well written Jenni, and I would hold
on to that hope. He may get better.

~Jesse

Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Sunday, 31st August 2008 @ 09:09:54 AM AEST
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How sad, Jenni. I can definitely relate. It brought to mind my brother, who passed away in 2003 from heart failure. He was an alcoholic with a bad heart. Obviously, a bad mixture. :-(

*huge hug*

Take care,

Tim

Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Sunday, 31st August 2008 @ 02:33:40 PM AEST
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Jenni, what a sad and lonesome piece. I feel such a sense
of loss from your words. Such a damn shame ...

Amazingly emotive, as always hun.

*hugs*

~ Breezy

Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 4th October 2008 @ 05:14:47 AM AEST
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I, too have a brother in a similar situation.....sigh

Re: What A Waste!! (User Rating: 1 )
by MemeCaroline on Thursday, 23rd October 2008 @ 11:18:26 AM AEST
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It is so sad that drugs steal not just from the person who takes them, but from the family and friends of that person as well. It truly is a trajedy!

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