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Betty Crawford Poem
Through my life I have suffered from the disease of addiction
It has no favorites, it holds no bounds
It pretends to be your best friend, only to stab you in
the back
Life with this disease is full of misery
Misery only you can find your way out of
Once you take control of the disease of addiction
You can have your life back
The things you’ve lost friends, family, irreplaceable
possessions
One by one they will resurface until your life is finally
complete
This disease doesn’t want you to be cured
It wants to stay inside you and manifest itself into the
gates of insanity
And if insanity isn’t enough it will go after your soul
This disease will never go away it will always be
inside you
But there is hope of recovery that choice is up to you
Today I choose to fight the disease of addiction
A fight I have fought many times before
This time I hope the fight ends in my favor
And this disease will leave my mind, body, and spirit
at rest
Written on: April 16, 2009
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The homeless life
I have nowhere to go, I am on a constant roam
I live by the motto, wherever I lay my head is home
From time to time I stay in a shelter
But usually not for very long, because I cannot abide by the rules
That is why right at the moment....
I AM HOMELESS
The streets are not safe for me
But right now I have nowhere else to be
I do not sleep very well
Living on the streets is a living hell
But right now I have no other choice,
I AM HOMELESS
Into the streets is where I go
To live with friends, and even foes
Forcing me to drop to my knees
It's like being stung by a thousand bees
I hate to have to say...
I AM HOMELESS
People think that they know me so well
But they really don't, they weren't even there when I fell
Fell to my knees in tears
Asking God to give me back my years
Years that I have wasted away
But I have had to pay
People want me to give in and say...
I MUST BE HOMELESS
But that is not true, that is just a ploy
I can know peace, happiness, and joy
I can stop all the despair in my life
And cut into negativity like a knife
For at some point in my life....
I WILL NOT BE HOMELESS
Written on April 4, 2007
By: Betty Sue KopeCrawford
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Darkness shrouded in tears upon my face, as I watch
the essence of my life fade away with every slice of
the words, like a athame cutting the ritual blood line
of life. Pain subsides in my head as I ponder death
over life in my eternal soul, breaking like glass,
shattering like a mirror, over and over again in a silent
room unknown to those fooled by a false smile hiding
my tears hidden in my heart as it cries out. Words
broken like knives thrown against a wall of blocks
guarding my happiness are locked away forever as a
prisoner of poetry, written as a gift or a curse to my
life , are connected like a life machine unplugged as I
lye dying in my darkness, letting go of love and life
mixed with lust and sadness. I walk through the mist,
fearful of gettin too close to anyone or hurt will come
as a plague upon my heart, breaking like the rain
upon my cheeks mixing with my tears forever.
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I met a man one sunny day
But I didn’t like him right away
A detox center is where we were
He happened to come in with her
To me she wasn’t pretty at all
Compared to her I was a doll
Then one day she was gone
That was the light of a new dawn
Slowly I started to like this man
I eventually became his biggest fan
This man won my heart
My heart he holds when we’re apart
Sent to me from the man above
For him I’ll always have eternal love
Betty sue kope-crawford
April 17, 2009
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Rain is so wet and gloomy
It is a good day for a movie
Whenever you want to go out and play
It is always a rainy day
Sunshine is so bright and cheery
The hot weather always makes you tired and weary
The sunny days are the most happy ones
Because those are the days you have so much fun
But whether it is rain or shine
I know I will always have a good time
Betty Sue KopeCrawford
Written when I was 15 years old
Back in 1993
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If roses come from Heaven
Pick a bunch for me
And place them in my baby's arms
And tell him they're from me
Tell him that they're from the heart
And when he turns to smile
Place a kiss upon his cheek
And ask him to stay for a while
Because only you know
How much he truly means to me
And one day I hope he'll see
That I truly loved him with all of my heart
I had from the very start
So until I get to see him again
Keep him safe in your arms
Please make sure he comes to no harm
Keep sending him roses from Heaven
Roses as beautiful as him
Because he is truly beautiful
And I know that he loves me
As much as you do
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In a toxic world of misery my mind aches at a shameful way we disguise the
offending thoughts that we think. Today I saw myself, outside myself, looking at
every form that surrounded me. Through my eyes I have seen that misery, only longing for the peace that I have once seen. When I find myself, I'll free myself, never stopping ever again. In a world I'm stuck escaping what people see as reality. Hiding from what they are afraid to confront. One must face their own
demons to grow strong in their power, only to stop and try all over again. Sufficient minds intertwined with feelings and dreams, leave me in madness, an
unressurected sadness. Unbelievable in thought, though quite distraught, I once
again feel free from a need to be anyone else other than me. My eyes have shifted, once again I'm uplifted to my Higher Power. One greater than human.
Lower myself? I will not. The blinders that be, leave my demons at bay, and only
today have I learned what I needed to say. Be the one that you were born to be, living a life carefree, without all that useless misery.
Amen
Written by: Betty Sue
KopeCrawford
on Sunday May 26,
2006
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I have a twisted mind
My heart is aching
One day soon I hope to find
The peace and serenity that I deserve
My relationship is so twisted
My mind is out of focus
I need to move on with my life
To get myself straight
And as I'm saying this to myself
I find my mind focusing on him
I really do love him
I've loved him for so long
But yet I've begun to realize
He's still singing the same song
Boozing and drugging is his game
And he makes me feel such shame
He also makes me feel guilty
Whenever I decide to leave
He threatens to kill himself
And then I find myself
Running back to a toxic relationship
I need to reframe my mind
In order to be able to find
The happiness that I deserve
I know I have to let him go
And it does hurt me so
To know I wasted so many years of my life
On this toxic relationship
So this time it's for good
I've finally left him alone
No giving him any slack
I have to do this for me
In order to finally be free
Betty Sue KopeCrawford
Written on: Tuesday May 9, 2006
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If roses come from heaven
Pick a bunch for me
And place them in my children's arms
And tell them they're from me
Tell them that they're from the heart
And when they turn to smile
Place a kiss upon their cheek
And ask them to stay for a while
Because only you know
How much they truly mean to me
And one day I hope they'll see
That I truly love them with all of my heart
I had from the very start
So until I get to see them again
Keep them safe in your arms
Please make sure they come to no harm
Keep sending them roses from heaven
Roses as beautiful as them
Because they are truly beautiful
And I know that they love me
As much as you do
Betty Sue KopeCrawford
Written on: Sunday May 7, 2006
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Soulmates are like two beautiful doves on a warm summer’s day
They are perfect for each other in every single way
Soulmates are like roses so beautiful and sweet
They will work through utter and absolute defeat
Soulmates are like rain drops
That fall and kiss you from the roof tops
Soulmates are like a calm ocean bay
They help guide each other through every single day
Soulmates love each other to the end of time
They’re with one another until the clock’s final chime
Soulmates together until the end
There’s no problem that they can’t possibly mend
Soulmates can outstand the stormiest weather
That’s why soulmates are together forever
Written by: Betty Sue Kope-Crawford
April 16, 2009
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