The Wolf At The Door
This is a poem about heroin, the user, and the family.49 total reviews
Comment from Mary Kay Bonfante
You have my attention, 100%. I love your poem, but I hate the wolf, and am very familiar with the ache in your heart. I lost someone I love, and that dire wolf had a role in my loss. (In the future, I will have to remember to pay attention to how many of my 6-star ratings I'm giving, because I would give yours a 6, if I could.)
Your poem is very, very well written.
The person I lost is my brother, and he actually struggled with substance abuse for many years. He was in his 40s, by the time his body gave way to a combination of factors, but illegal drugs, including heroin, had taken a huge toll, wearing away at body, soul and spirit.
I also had to tell my mother that my brother died. It was the worst day of my life.
Where there's life, there's hope. I pray that Amy will stay far away from danger and that God will heal and protect her precious soul.
You have told the story of Amy, her addiction and your family, artistically and with great feeling. In my brother's life, also, there were losses and disappointments which increased his vulnerability. I am so glad that Amy's story is not over. Thank you so much for sharing it! These stories need to be told! It's down in the dark, dank places that evil thrives; such plagues need to be brought into the light. Sometimes we forget that we are in a WAR on drugs. Again, I pray that Amy will be victorious, through the grace of God.
reply by the author on 28-Dec-2019
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You have my attention, 100%. I love your poem, but I hate the wolf, and am very familiar with the ache in your heart. I lost someone I love, and that dire wolf had a role in my loss. (In the future, I will have to remember to pay attention to how many of my 6-star ratings I'm giving, because I would give yours a 6, if I could.)
Your poem is very, very well written.
The person I lost is my brother, and he actually struggled with substance abuse for many years. He was in his 40s, by the time his body gave way to a combination of factors, but illegal drugs, including heroin, had taken a huge toll, wearing away at body, soul and spirit.
I also had to tell my mother that my brother died. It was the worst day of my life.
Where there's life, there's hope. I pray that Amy will stay far away from danger and that God will heal and protect her precious soul.
You have told the story of Amy, her addiction and your family, artistically and with great feeling. In my brother's life, also, there were losses and disappointments which increased his vulnerability. I am so glad that Amy's story is not over. Thank you so much for sharing it! These stories need to be told! It's down in the dark, dank places that evil thrives; such plagues need to be brought into the light. Sometimes we forget that we are in a WAR on drugs. Again, I pray that Amy will be victorious, through the grace of God.
Comment Written 27-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 28-Dec-2019
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What a wonderful review! I cannot thank you enough. I am so sorry about your brother. There is nothing worse. That is how my husband died also. The only way I got through all this is prayer. Thank you for your understanding and most heartfelt words.
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Thank you so much for your kind reply. (I don't know how I missed it, two days ago.) Thank you for your sympathy about my brother; you also have mine about your husband -- I had no idea that's how he died. Yes, prayer is how we make it through. God bless you. Thank you for sharing your awesome, courageous poem.
Comment from GE Parson
Dear Therese, your true life experience tugged hard at my heart.
God has entrusted my wife and I with two daughters and two sons, and we give God the glory that neither of them was attacked by "the wolf." However having said this, another vicious species attacked my son, called "PORNO" and tore apart his family so that they will no longer have anything to do with him. Porno is another hard to break addition that also destroys
families.
Thank you for sharing your heart
break experience. I hope it is read by many. In Jesus' love, Jerry
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Dear Therese, your true life experience tugged hard at my heart.
God has entrusted my wife and I with two daughters and two sons, and we give God the glory that neither of them was attacked by "the wolf." However having said this, another vicious species attacked my son, called "PORNO" and tore apart his family so that they will no longer have anything to do with him. Porno is another hard to break addition that also destroys
families.
Thank you for sharing your heart
break experience. I hope it is read by many. In Jesus' love, Jerry
Comment Written 07-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Dear Jerry, thank you for your heartfelt review. I am so very sorry about your son. Yes, porn goes right along with drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc. These addictions destroy many more than the addict. Only prayer got me through. I hope you find peace. Terry
Comment from GE Parson
Dear Therese, your true life experience tugged hard at my heart.
God has entrusted my wife and I with two daughters and two sons, and we give God the glory that neither of them was attacked by "the wolf." However having said this, another vicious species attacked my son, called "PORNO" and tore apart his family so that they will no longer have anything to do with him. Porno is another hard to break addition that also destroys
families.
Thank you for sharing your heart
break experience. I hope it is read by many. In Jesus' love, Jerry
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Dear Therese, your true life experience tugged hard at my heart.
God has entrusted my wife and I with two daughters and two sons, and we give God the glory that neither of them was attacked by "the wolf." However having said this, another vicious species attacked my son, called "PORNO" and tore apart his family so that they will no longer have anything to do with him. Porno is another hard to break addition that also destroys
families.
Thank you for sharing your heart
break experience. I hope it is read by many. In Jesus' love, Jerry
Comment Written 07-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much.
Comment from LisaMay
I am sitting here quivering with the emotion contained in this heartfelt piece and transferred to me to feel your pain. That wolf, encouraged by greedy people lacking in conscience to prey on the naive and the vulnerable, has a hunger for causing destruction. I am so relieved to hear your daughter is on a clean path. I will add my prayers to yours. xx.
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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I am sitting here quivering with the emotion contained in this heartfelt piece and transferred to me to feel your pain. That wolf, encouraged by greedy people lacking in conscience to prey on the naive and the vulnerable, has a hunger for causing destruction. I am so relieved to hear your daughter is on a clean path. I will add my prayers to yours. xx.
Comment Written 07-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Thank you for this wonderful Review. I?m glad the emotion came through the poem, I was hoping for that. I almost didn?t survive those 4 1/2 years, but with a lot of prayer, and love for my daughter, I made it and so did she!
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That wolf can destroy families in so many ways - not just the addict. xx
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Complete destruction.
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Then through the Lord's help put back together again.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
This is a very sad story Therese and I am sorry for your loss. Drug addiction is indeed a curse and has taken so many lives as we as humans are habit forming and once we spiral, there is a void we fall into where there is no escape, a sensitive story told with grace, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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This is a very sad story Therese and I am sorry for your loss. Drug addiction is indeed a curse and has taken so many lives as we as humans are habit forming and once we spiral, there is a void we fall into where there is no escape, a sensitive story told with grace, love Dolly x
Comment Written 07-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Then, you so much Dolly
Comment from Thomas Bowling
This had to be very painful to write. I had a son-in0law who died of an overdose. He left behind a loving wife and four beautiful children. He gave his life for a brief moment of fantasy.
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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This had to be very painful to write. I had a son-in0law who died of an overdose. He left behind a loving wife and four beautiful children. He gave his life for a brief moment of fantasy.
Comment Written 06-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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I am so very sorry for your loss. This poem has brought out a lot of stories from people and their experiences with heroin, not their own but someone they loved. Amy did die once in an ambulance, but was revived with Narcan. I still pray all the time.
Comment from Hitcher
It is a sad tale told with heart and deep emotion, one cannot help but be drawn in when reading. Unfortunately I know said wolf, not personally, but I witnessed him seduce then destroy a very good friend of my in my younger days, he didn't make it unfortunately.
Your poem is one parents should share with there teens when they are getting to that experimental, corruptible age, the wolf's favorite hunting ground.
A thoroughly enjoyable read!
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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It is a sad tale told with heart and deep emotion, one cannot help but be drawn in when reading. Unfortunately I know said wolf, not personally, but I witnessed him seduce then destroy a very good friend of my in my younger days, he didn't make it unfortunately.
Your poem is one parents should share with there teens when they are getting to that experimental, corruptible age, the wolf's favorite hunting ground.
A thoroughly enjoyable read!
Comment Written 06-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much. It was not hard to put deep emotion in, as it is a true story and I was falling apart while she was using. She has been clean for over two years now, if you?re using every day for 4 and 1/2 years. It is a problem that touches so many people.
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I hear you Therese, I lost three childhood friends, none of them made it to thirty- two to alcohol and one to the wolf. He hung around my door for awhile but I did not open it, and put extra chains and bolts on it.
Comment from nomi338
This beautiful, but heartbreaking poem resonates with me. My spirited daughter who used to delight in pushing my buttons many times so she could brag to her friends about her dad being fierce when it came to her wrong doing. I warned her that free drugs were only free until you get hooked. She did not listen and one day the friend who happily supplied her became her unsympathetic supplier. She died in 2006 from heart problems caused by the drugs, She left behind a son and a daughter, a brother and a sister. Her biggest gift to them is a firm determination to not follow in her footsteps. I pray that you and your family will find a way to keep that wolf away from your door forever.
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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This beautiful, but heartbreaking poem resonates with me. My spirited daughter who used to delight in pushing my buttons many times so she could brag to her friends about her dad being fierce when it came to her wrong doing. I warned her that free drugs were only free until you get hooked. She did not listen and one day the friend who happily supplied her became her unsympathetic supplier. She died in 2006 from heart problems caused by the drugs, She left behind a son and a daughter, a brother and a sister. Her biggest gift to them is a firm determination to not follow in her footsteps. I pray that you and your family will find a way to keep that wolf away from your door forever.
Comment Written 06-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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Thank you for the six stars. I replied in depth to your private message. Terry
Comment from Cindy Warren
Reading this, I could tell that it was a true story. You put so much feeling into it. That's one nasty, persistent wolf. He'll probably never go away, but I hope your daughter will be able to resist him. People do recover from heroin addiction. I hope she does, and has a wonderful life.
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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Reading this, I could tell that it was a true story. You put so much feeling into it. That's one nasty, persistent wolf. He'll probably never go away, but I hope your daughter will be able to resist him. People do recover from heroin addiction. I hope she does, and has a wonderful life.
Comment Written 06-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much. She has been clean for two and a half years now and I pray all the time. Her addiction almost killed me.
Comment from Daniel Dalke
Thank you for a very real and poignant portrayal of this dreaded danger. It is very well written, flows well and is easy to read. But more importantly it evokes emotions like sorrow, sympathy and concern. I hope you find an even greater audience for it, because it is worthwhile reading for anyone.
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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Thank you for a very real and poignant portrayal of this dreaded danger. It is very well written, flows well and is easy to read. But more importantly it evokes emotions like sorrow, sympathy and concern. I hope you find an even greater audience for it, because it is worthwhile reading for anyone.
Comment Written 06-Dec-2019
reply by the author on 06-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much for the six stars! Please read the private message I sent you.
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Your welcome, the stars were earned, as are my hopes and prayers.
