A Pocketful of Poses: A Candid and Poignant Journey from Dependency to Recovery

By Rawle Wilton Young

If you have ever wondered what goes on in the mind of one caught up in the vortex of chemical dependency, this book is for you. A Pocketfull of Poses offers an insightful look at the experiences and circumstances surrounding such an ordeal. Compiled over a period of several years each poem puts the reader in the driver's seat and expresses not only pain, but also hope, optimism and humour!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 17, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503562783

Rawle Wilton Young

Rawle Wilton Young was born and educated in Barbados, west Indies. He is a graduate of Barbados Culinary School and has a career span of over thirty years in the hospitality industry. Mr. young traveled to the U.S in 1976 and now resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Book preview

THE DREAM

it was a perfect, beautiful spring

day, and new vibrant life was

everywhere

soft green grass spread as far as

the eye can see, decorated with

the glorious reds, purples, yellows, and

whites of wildflowers

overhead, the clear blue sky

seemed to smile as an occasional

puffy, lazy white cloud drifted by

and the sweet songs of the birds

serenaded me as I went

for a walk on the hillside

nearby, I noticed a tiny group

of people who stood in a small

circle, looking down into the ground

their faces stony, sad, poignant

as I approached them, they cleared

a path, and looking at me, they

pointed down. I came to the edge

of a freshly dug grave and looked

down. My heart stopped

lying there, fully dressed, face up

eyes wide-open, and frozen in horror

I saw myself!

MATTERS OF MIND

Whatever it is you look for

That’s just what you will find

You’ll always get what you expect

It’s all a state of mind

If all your thoughts are focused

On superstitious fare

Then streams of hocus-pocus

Appear from everywhere

Concentrate on subsistence

On lack and poverty

You’ll attract that existence

This I can guarantee

If you imagine danger

Lurking ’round every bend

The universe will rearrange

To prove the thoughts you send

Think of good health and success

The forces you’ll attract

Transmit your message everywhere

And bring those results back

GOT THINGS ON MY MIND

I know that it may seem

Like I’m ignoring you sometimes

My love, it’s not intentional

I’ve got things on my mind

If I seemed quiet lately

I didn’t mean to be unkind

If I appear preoccupied

I’ve got things on my mind

You think I’ve been unfaithful

I know your love is blind

But there is no one else for me

I’ve got things on my mind

You say we’ve lost our magic

I’ve hung you on a line

It’s nothing quite that tragic

I’ve got things on my mind

My love