Author:Aleja Bennett
Poetry allowed me to start the healing process of abuse. Then forgiveness slowly started to swarm my entire life. Without the gift of poetry at the age of twenty five-where would I be today? Maybe still drinking and sinking in the blues.
Friday, October 31, 2008
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
A TRUE POETIC STORY OF SURVIVAL
I WRITE TRUE POETIC STRATEGIES TO HELP HURTING PEOPLE
COPE WITH SO MANY OBSTACLES IN THEIR LIVES.
THIS BOOK FEATURES POETRY ABOUT THE LATE SEAN BELL AND BARACK OBAMA ISBN 1604747307 ALEJA'S BEAUTIFUL POETIC STRATEGY IN RECOVERY
ONLY THE STRONG CAN SURVIVE
ISBN 1413792375
READ MY STORY OF SURVIVAL FROM CHILDHOOD ABUSE FROM BEING ABANDONED TO
ADOPTION-ABUSE-ADDICTIONS-LOSING AND REGAINING MY
CHILDREN.
TO ONE DAY BEING A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. A TRUE POETIC
STORY OF SURVIVAL
THIS POEM BELOW WILL BE APART OF MY NEW BOOK RELEASE
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Could it be me? Maybe you Why not we? Master's of this poetry
As far as we both can see
Maybe God will allow it to be.
Suddenly-quite frequently
Life changes for the good Or even the bad
Often it will make us sad
So fortunately-unfortunately It is to be or not to be.
Your quest-our quest Given it little or even your best
Accomplished-groomed-well polished
Often or not even acknowledged
High school maybe not-college
This may even sound foolish.
But however this is me
My inner within-written poetry
So smite thee-if you plea For I am to be or not to be.
Author Aleja Bennett Copyright ©2008
This book serves five purposes, for the
bereaved-neglected-addicts-alcoholics and the abused.
You will embark upon tragedies such as The World Trade
Center to New Orleans terrible lost. Topics such as
forgiveness to a process of healing are all summed up
in this poetic strategy.
It is now time for change in America including the
outer parts of the world. We must go from negative to
positive from drugs to no drugs at all.
To the alcoholic there is a quitting solution-you will
read true poetic stories of survival, almost
everything that life may throw your way.
Here is a new strategy that will make the world a
safer-kinder environment for us all to live in. Let’s
start to change negative thoughts then together we can
change the world.
United we inspire together we achieve.
biography: Since high school I was given the creative
thought which led me to write my life story. The English teacher stated that I would be a writer someday but this little girl just thought about singing and dancing. To this day pen and paper are the closest friends to me.
It became very hard, suddenly at the age of 25
beautiful poems kept popping up in my sleep and as I
traveled to and from normal everyday activity.
Poetry has helped me to live-forgive-love and to be
loved.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
A Piece Of Mind
Oh peace be free
Oh mind relax
settle down, unwind
because the storms
are so unkind.
I'm about to lose my mind.
Dear God I am on my knees,
Stop this abuse!! Can't you see
I need a piece of mind.
I'd rather lock myself in school today
then I don't have to go home,
to face another hit, the belt, a stick,
names they call me, I'd rather deal with.
These years of beatings are a child's
waste of time.
Dear Lord bring me some relief
where's my peace of mind!
The swollen lips, bloody lips,
smack to the wall, foot on my neck,
hot comb dragging through my scalp,
piss licked off the floor,
Father I can't take it no more!
Why in the hell did they adopt me for?
From the beatings----I need a peace of mind
From the not being wanted----I need a peace of mind
From all the lies, secrets, embarrassments
I need a peace of mind.
I became an adult looking for love,
still needing a peace of mind.
From broken promises to satisfying sex
and not so satisfying sex,
with no love, I needed a peace of mind.
suppressing the pain with alcohol,
then losing my children
Damn this world!!!!
I need a peace of mind.
Homeless, feeling the cold,
no money or food to eat.
Door are locked all around me,
frozen has become my tiny little feet.
Wont somebody take me in
so I can rest and get a little sleep.
After 32 year of people being so unkind
and nearly losing my mind
Now
All
I
Ask
For
Is
A
Peace
Of
Mind.




