Hell – Charles Bukowski

They say that hell is crowded, yet
when you’re in hell
you always seem to be alone
& you can’t tell anyone when you’re in hell
or they’ll think you’re crazy
& being crazy is like being in hell
& being sane is hellish too.

those who escape hell , however
never talk about it
& nothing much bother them after that .
I mean, things like missing a meal ,
going to jail , wrecking a car ,
or even the idea of death itself.

when you ask them,
“how are things ?”
they”ll always answer,
“fine , just fine ….”

once you’ve been to hell and back
that’s enough
it’s the greatest satisfaction known to man.

once you’ve been to hell and back
you don’t look behind you when the floor creaks
and the sun is always up at midnight
and things like the eyes of mice
or an abandoned tyre in a vacant lot
can make you smile
once you’ve been to hell and back.

Charles Bukowski.

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Author: GreatCosmicMothersUnited

I have joined with many parents affected with the surreal , yet accepted issue of child abuse via Pathogenic Parenting / Domestic abuse. As a survivor of Domestic Abuse, denial abounded that 3 sons were not affected. In my desire to be family to those who have found me lacking . As a survivor of psychiatric abuse, therapist who abused also and toxic prescribed medications took me to hell on earth with few moments of heaven. I will share my life, my experiences and my studies and research.. I will talk to small circles and I will council ; as targeted parents , grandparents , aunts , uncles etc. , are denied contact with a child for reasons that serve the abuser ...further abusing the child. I grasp the trauma and I have looked at the lost connection to a higher power.. I grasp when one is accustomed to privilege, equality can feel like discrimination.. Shame and affluence silences a lot of facts , truths that have been labeled "negative". It is about liberation of the soul from projections of a alienator , and abuser ..

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