A Child of Alcoholism Writes a Poem

 

Nicky Young silently pleads to be loved.

Nicky Young is a child of alcoholism who doesn’t know how to have deep relationships. She has friends, she’s paved her way to college, and will escape her nightmare soon, but opening herself to be vulnerable and truly feel and reach for intimacy . . . she has no clue. She often uses her journals to write poetry.  This is one of her poems.will escape her nightmare soon, but opening herself to be vulnerable and truly feel and reach for intimacy . . . she has no clue. She often uses her journals to write poetry.  This is one of her poems.

 

From Shadow Heart, First book in the Broken Bottles Series:

 

 

From Shadow Heart, First book in the Broken Bottles Series:

 

ABANDONED THINGS

stability—i crave it

control—i need it

intimacy—i desperately want it

i look okay but i am not

 

i may be successful in public, but in private, i am struggling

you see me as an adult, but inside i am a little girl or little boy, still afraid

i have lost my childhood

please look at me even as i push you away

find me

the fences are high to protect my heart

help me tear them down

i am deathly afraid to take a risk, even though everything could open up and i might come out of the shadows

love me like i want to love you

1. What chords, if any, does this poem strike for you?

2. Why do you think she’s written a poem like this?

3. What could she do to to deepen her relationships, especially with her friends?

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A Child of Alcoholism Writes a Poem