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A Different Kind of Hell
 
Hell isn’t waking up behind the wheel of a car
And not being able to remember
Where you were
Or what you did the night before
 
Hell isn’t waking up in a hospital
To find that you had OD’d
And not being able to remember
What on
 
Hell isn’t looking at a face in the mirror
And not being able to recognize
The person looking back at you
 
Hell isn’t even being told
That you have contracted AIDS
From sharing a needle
And that your liver is beginning to shut down
From all the alcohol you have consumed
 
In some people’s eyes
Yes
All of these things might be a glimpse
A vision of Hell
But I can tell you
There are places worse
 
Hell is
Seeing someone you love
Who you would give your very life to protect
And being forced to realize
That there is absolutely nothing that you can do
To protect the one you love
From themself
 
Ed Roberts 5/18/13

From my latest book "When Words Escape You, You Can Use Mine"
 
 
 
 


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