A poem for all
I am an addiction
i start in small subtle ways promising many things
I promise you enjoyment and pleasure beyond your wildest dreams
I deliver guilt and despair more horrible than your worst nightmare
I promise you power and courage
I give you feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness
I will force you to live in fear always
I promise you relief and escape from all your daily problems
I create for you greater problems than you ever imagined
I promise you many friends
I only allow isolation
I promise happiness
I create much sorrow
I will steal from you your dignity, your familes, your friends, your children, your homes, your dreams, your spirit and your life
For love freedom and happiness are impossible to find in my presence
So never underestimate me
I am devious and manipulating
I have no preference as to who i pick as my victim, rich or poor, young or old, black, white, yellow or red
I have killed men, women and children- I have no conscience
So if you have met me, always beware if you think you can beat me, that i will be gone from your life and all will go well again
Never forget i will always be there, waiting in the dark shadows just around the corner
I am very patient and i will laugh in your face if i can lure you into my evil world of hell on earth once again
I AM ADDICTION
i read the poem to remind me the destructive nature gambling can have
Hi Martin,
Great poem - spot on. Hopefully, people who may be wavering will read that and know the truth.
Good to meet you in the chat room this afternoon. Catch up soon.
Cheers, Jim
thanks jim good to meet u 2 in the chat room and glad u like the poem and i hope you are where you want to be or getting close to it and that goes to all gamblers who have suffered or are suffering, stay strong all its achievable : Martin
Hi Martin,
Fantastic poem - thanks for sharing on the forums!
Best of luck,
Elite
Bump
Thanks for bumping this Cynical Wife.
It would be helpful if this was on the the welcome page of the casino sites 🙂
It's all so true and makes for a sobering reminder not to be suckered again.
'I start in small subtle ways' rang very true for me. It's how my habit started and whenver I think of relapsing, I alwasys persuade myself I can control my gambling with small, limited bets.
I hope Martin I is doing well, wherever he is, and has managed to stay away from his addcitions.
Hi Martin
So true, every word of it. Thanks for sharing.
Shaun
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