You've Been Gone a Long Time




You've Been Gone A Long Time

You've been gone for a long time now, yet I still catch myself thinking of you.
You were taken away before your time was done
I am trying my hardest to become the best for both of us
Heartache and pain has come and gone
You were ripped from our lives with n hopes of returning
Lost inside your mind, you were gone before it began
My rambling mess does not make sense, but I know you still hear me, still see me
You've been gone to long now
All that is left of you is me and I am falling fast
Raise your up and catch me falling
You are here I feel your presence
I need your strength to help carry me through this pain
You've been gone a long time now, yet I still catch myself thinking of you

©By: Angela M. Crabtree
December 12, 2009
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Scheme X AXXXBXCXXBXXA CX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 748
Words 155
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 13, 2

Angela Crabtree

 · 1982 · maine

Angela Crabtree is a woman in long-term recovery who started writing in 1996 as a form of emotional release. She uses her life experiences as inspiration for pieces. Angela believes in her ability to draw you into the emotion behind the poem. Angela believes in giving back to her community by advocating for those who need it. She is a member of the MaineMOM Advisory Council. She has done Training with Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Behavioral Health OPTIONS (Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach, Naloxone, and Safety) program. Angela is a mom, aunt, sister, daughter, student, and more. She believes in helping professionals understand the disease of addiction and how it works. She has faced stigma and unfair treatment in active use and recovery. Her passions are photography, writing, spending time with her family, and art. She continues to display integrity despite the stigma she faces. more…

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