A Poem Written by Vivian Ennis 02/10/1990
Detachment what does it mean
How do you love each other and just let it be
How do you walk away when they are crying out
when helping them is hindering their own self doubt
Detachment is such a hard word
how do you love and not let it hurt
how do you live in the same place
and let go of their own mistakes
How do you watch a person’s circumstances
be addicted to various substances
and not be able to reach out and help
without becoming a scapegoat to their own hand they dealt
There is a need to help someone
and when you can’t you feel alone
a person you once depended on
to help them how can this be wrong
But helping will not make them see
the things they need to set themselves free
Free from addiction and self abuse
from the choices they make for what they use
If only they knew what we go through
to detach from them makes you feel blue
but detachment must be important to
help them heal and help you
Written by Vivian Ennis 02/10/1990