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Rhyme Therapy
I started writing poetry while I was kicking dope
Consumed with my own murder, hanging from a rope
Someone hooked me up with a pencil and pad
I put the lead to paper to prevent from going mad
Daily journaling became a therapy of rhyme
It helped through the withdrawal and passed the creeping time
I went back to shooting smack many times over the years
but writing out these rhymes has helped me calm my fears
The habit’s finally gone, I’m living my life clean
The fears are kept at bay, now I write to stay serene
Consumed with my own murder, hanging from a rope
Someone hooked me up with a pencil and pad
I put the lead to paper to prevent from going mad
Daily journaling became a therapy of rhyme
It helped through the withdrawal and passed the creeping time
I went back to shooting smack many times over the years
but writing out these rhymes has helped me calm my fears
The habit’s finally gone, I’m living my life clean
The fears are kept at bay, now I write to stay serene
Published 5th Oct 2013
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- Edited 15th Apr 2019 9:40pm
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- Edited 15th May 2018 7:52pm
5th Oct 2013 11:15am
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5th Oct 2013 6:11pm
Thanks, Miki. As far as quality of poetry, I don't think it was a very good write but it seems that you got the message. Glad you can relate. :)
Gemini
Gemini
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- Edited 17th May 2018 9:36pm
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18th Nov 2013 9:05am
Definitely a profound message you've sent with this one :writing as therapy. I can honestly say, if not for writing, I wouldn't be able to control my personal demons as I have since I started. Well done.
18th Nov 2013 5:14pm
18th Nov 2013 5:45pm
Can't find a link for it anywhere, but there's this thing called a rhymewell, and what you do is you get a word, put it at the centre of your page, and around it write words that rhyme with it - that's your first layer, then working in concentric circles from there on, add rhymes that aren't so obvious - the guy who wrote it uses a wishy-washy phrase like 'listen in the ripples between the words for sounds that echo'. So you end up with a word like 'unsure' rhyming with 'gameshow'. It can be a useful exercise if you're interested in matching up sounds, but want rhymes that aren't as predictable as some can be.
18th Nov 2013 6:38pm
Thanks, Merda. I appreciate your desire to help. To be honest though, most of the rhyming poems I post are old ones. I write most of my poems in free verse now.
Gemini
Gemini