Love is the bridge Lonely and broken, twisted and
hurting He came on the off chance Of breakfast and a brew A sad and distant look in his eyes All hope lost ‘This world is a hard place’ he said Rueing missed opportunities Of what could have been It didn’t take long to thaw out (Written by a drop-in volunteer)
Pete's Story
Pete was 27 when his life was
changed forever
As a child he always did his best
to endeavour
At 18 working as an apprentice and making
a life
By the age of 21 he brought a
house, got married had a child and wife
Holidays abroad twice a year a good
husband and a proud dad
He enjoyed a drink but it never got
in the way of his job or the love he had for his wife and his lad
But… the drinking turned to a
craving then to an addiction and Pete was caught in it’s grasp
He’d make all the promises to stop
drinking but he would always relapse
Then came the excuses at work,
missing days turned to weeks then job lost
Then the bills and debts mounting
his wife and son left him he’s paid a high cost
And now he walks the streets
drinking cheap cider and meths
It won’t be long now Pete you’ll be
another statistic on the list of the down and out deaths. (By Stan Bridge)
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