Restoration (a poem)

[Marty64]

New to here but have had the ongoing battle with my mind for years . I write to help myself and like to share these with others

I was going through some boxes in the attic of my mind'

Its something that I do at times , amazing what I find

Old memories are tucked away in every dusty nook

A favourite toy , a holiday , the joy found in a book

But lately Ive been looking for a very special thing

I found it just the other day and boy it made me sing

It was lying in the corner , just a snippet was on show

The bruised and battered Marty I'd discarded years ago

His psyche lay in pieces scattered all about the floor

and pieces of his heart I found behind the attic door

But as I looked upon him I could see he was intact

Get this restoration started it was now the time to act

He wasn't in the best of shape but hidden underneath

I saw a beaming smile and a flash of pearly teeth

The wrinkles on his face now showed the track of every smile

A look that people hadn't seen from him for quite a while

Oh sure he was all dirty there was plenty there to do

but underneath the build up I could see him shining through

A cheeky little grin betrayed his torn and ragged state

I reckon this old Marty will become my new best mate

A bit of spit an polish and the dirt was stripped away

then I started to repair things just a little every day

Liquid nails for his psyche , its now firmly held in place

and I made some slight adjustments to the wrinkles on his face

His heart would take rebuilding it was quite a hefty task

I would have to do it all alone , nobody I could ask

Piece by piece it mended there's a steady beat within

we both listened to its rhythm , both now wore a hearty grin

Some minor alterations little tweaks, adjustments there

We both laughed at his refelction and his 1980's hair

this old Marty he was shining he was ready to reveal

the time had come to show the world the Marty that was real

The process isn't finished, restorations never are

but gee it is amazing we have come along so far

This process of restoring well I guess it never ends

but my new improved persona , he and I are best of friends

[MarkJT]

Marty, absolutely brilliant!

Welcome to the forums and that is one hell of an awesome first post.

I hope that you hang around in here and post more of them, that is just such a brilliant piece of writing.

It tells a story so well. Thank you so much for sharing.

Mark.

[Marty64]

Thanks Mark,

Yeah will probably post some more , it is actually one of 5 poems that Im considering putting into an illustrated book (sort of a coffee table book) that tracks my journey through this thing we call life . I write a lot it helps me get my head around things , they seem to resonate well with others as well

Marty

[Marty64]

I suppoe the main reason for wanting to do this is as a 50 something male I am from an era where men were reluctant to express feelings , and as a blokey sort of bloke I want to show others that expressing yourself is quite ok and being in touch with your feelings is healthy ,the 5 poems track different times in life where various feelings tended to take the controls but finish on a fairly positive note : that we can gain an element of control over these things with the correct approach , support etc . If that helps a single person recover and feel better then its a good thing 🙂

[MarkJT]

Marty, love the intent, love the thoughts and love the words.

One of the most powerful things you can do in life is help others who are in darkness.

You have the power to help people - huge.

It would be awesome if you continue doing this.

Mark.

[Marty64]

Am talking to my son in law this weekend to get him to do the illustrations , he is a wiz at computer graphics and does some excellent work . I have one more poem to write about family , partners etc and how they assist or deal with things , the others in no particular order are The mongrel, Hidden, Forgiveness and Restoration , watch this space 🙂

[Ggrand]

Hi Marty

wow that poem is so incredibly good and heartfelt..

Thankyou for sharing.

I've only being on bb forums around a couple of month now and have read a few posts about putting your feeling down either in poem or story.Ive not yet tried to do this as yet but your poem really has inspired me to try it..

Thank you again.

[Marty64]

Yeah give it a go you don't have to share them but it can help to corral your thoughts .Thanks for the kind words

[MarkJT]

Marty, that sounds like it is going to come together really well.

Imagine how much positivity that will cast over so many people that are struggling with mental health conditions.

So cool.

Mark

[Possum_Magic1]

Hi Marty

What an amazing piece of writing!

I'm sure there are many of us that can relate to that poem.

I loved it. So true, so real.

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and work.

Possum Magic