Intervention (part 1 of 3)

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Intervention is the first of a three part story. The second will be titled, Intervened (yet to be written) and the third will hopefully be titled, Cleansed And Clean. This is a true story of a close friend who lost himself in opiates. It started with pills for thrills and led him down a very dark path. Speak of the devil and he shall appear. But when all else is lost faith still remains.

Intervention (part 1 of 3)

We heard them walk throught the door
They then came down the stairs
When he turned the corner
He found that we were all there

As we sat in a circle
We all had something to say
And we sat in that basement
All throughout that day

The first letter was read
The rest followed behind
And we all shed our tears
But kept a prayer in mind

Yes, the letters began
The tears soon followed
As we held out our hands
For a better tomorrow

~~~

He sat so silent and so still
As we read all of them
We recalled brighter days
Memories of way back when

He shared some smiles
And even shed some tears
As we offered a way
To bring back brighter years

But he wouldn't say 'yes'
He would only say 'no'
Then that addicted look
It began to show

We kept asking him why
And begged for some truth
But he blindly denied
Every evidence of proof

~~~

He said there wasn't a problem
That his demons weren't real
He claimed that it was him
Who was behind the wheel

But he wasn't himself
No, not at all
It's so painful to watch
Such a bright star fall

And he would not budge
He wouldn't change his mind
He tried to push this
To another time

Only one letter was left
And it had to be read
It told him we all loved him
But now was the end

~~~

... to be continued and titled, 'Intervened'

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bluewolf commented on Intervention (part 1 of 3)

03-07-2013

There is a program called "Intervention" and, upon reading this piece, it was brought to mind. I look forward to the next part.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) Greek philosopher.

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