In These I Do Pray

                                   PTSD Is Hell

~My every night before I sleep

I pray my God to hear~

~To heal this pain inside of me

take away my fear~

~With every beat of my heart

every breath I take~

~I pray my life anew will start

the morn when I awake~

~No more nightmares of the war

peace within my sleep~

~Take away these Hellish horrors

within my mind I keep~

~Let me live a normal life

once again to love~

~Take away my aching strife

imprisoning me in of~

~My memories bring me so much pain

at times of wanting death~

~Sometimes going near insane

never feeling rest~

~I pray one day I find my way

back to sanity~

~No longer fearing the coming day

dwelling inside of me~

~Ending this loneliness pulling me apart

once again to love~

~Mending the wound within my heart

in that I do pray of~

~With every beat of my heart

every breath I take~

~I pray my life anew will start

the morn when I awake~

~To once again take long walks

not fearing from aback~

~Or wondering if people will gawk 

causing me to snap~

~Have my children respect me

visiting out of love~

~Not for what they want in greed

in that I do pray of~

~To remember their times of youngering 

when our lives were close~

~When Daddy was their everything

instead of being cold~

~And when I am gone to think of me

remembering all that was~

~To proudly announce He was my Daddy

 in that I do pray of~

~My every night before I sleep

I pray my God to hear~

~To heal this pain inside of me

take away my fear~

Duke Sherman

Sgt, US Army

Vietnam Veteran

P>T>S>D

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is caused by exposure to a traumatic event or experience, which causes people to feel fear, anger and helplessness. It especially affects those who have experienced violent assaults, either to themselves or others, natural disasters or catastrophes caused by individuals, and military combat. PTSD can be difficult to diagnose because many people do experience intense emotions, such as shock and fear, after traumatic experiences, but it is those that have these feelings over longer periods of time, such as a month, who are more likely to have PTSD

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When Daddy Looses His Little Girl

~More precious in that of this world

is that of Daddy’s little girl~

~From day she’s born ‘til he dies

is of her Daddy’s reason why~

~From that his soul he lives for her

within his heart his love bestir~

~No wrong on earth can she do of

for she is Daddy’s special love~

~When she needs her Daddy’s there

no matter time or anywhere~

~For she is Daddy’s little girl

more precious in that of this world~

~Then one day it comes to past

the Bond is broken doesn’t last~

~Within his heart so he cries

within is soul so he dies~

~He hopes he prays that one day

she finds the errors of her ways~

~No more she cares no more her heart

from that her Daddy she does part~

~He’s lost the love his little girl

more precious in that of this world~

~He reminisce of younger years

of times she came to him in tears~

~Of these the words she asked him why

as he wiped the tears from each her eye~

~That part of him his little girl

no longer part of that his world~

~His love for her will never die

within his heart will always cry~

~When Daddy looses his little girl

Daddy looses his whole world

Duke Sherman

Words

 

A word can be a powerful tool,

make you look smart or a fool!

Three little words can fill your heart,

another three can tear it apart!

One word a life can be taken,

another locked up and forsaken!

They can feed a whole nation,

and even cause starvation!

Words are used in declaration of war,

with a stroke of a pen can end the horror!

They can bind two people together for life,

or cause each other unbearable strife!

Some have become rich with the use of words,

some with words that were overheard!

Always be careful of what you say,

words help or hurt people each day!

Duke Sherman

Go!

I wish I could make you see,

how badly you hurt me!

I miss the girl you use to be,

you're no longer the girl I married!

You broke my heart in two,

what happened to you?

I know you run around,

with every guy in town!

You don’t care anymore,

the whole town is calling you a whore!

I don’t know what to do,

I still love you!

But I can’t live like this,

you’ve put my life into an abyss!

I feel like the world is caving in on me,

our life together any longer I just can’t see!

What will I say to our children?

this is going to kill them!

They were proud and loved their Mother,

now she cares for them no longer!

What will I say,

that you died or went away?

I don’t understand,

what you see in this other man!

Or is it just to get what you can?

You use to be so sweet,

now you act like a dog in heat!

Don’t you even care about yourself”

How’s your sexual health?

You’ve been with so many other men,

it’s only a matter of time before it happens!

You’ve made up my mind for me,

get the Hell out, you’re free!

I don’t want you around,

pack your things and move to town!

Good bye:

Duke Sherman