WALL OF LOVE. Poem by DFed sibling of many, many years. Kleenex worthy. (page 4)

candidlynuts

thank you for the link to the poem open mind.

my family said good-bye today and this poem hit home.

hugs

poppers

I am going to print this up and the next time they come to my door and I tell them that I don't agree with some of their policies and they ask which ones I'll hand them this.

Dragonlady76

Very touching poem, thanks for sharing it with us.

eclipse

It is one of the most beautifully written poems I have read in a long time.

Thank you so much for sharing it, & for bringing it back to the top,

otherwise us newer ones would have missed it.

BFD

I remember this poem so well. I have a copy of it hanging near my desk. The night this was posted was one of the most heartwrenching experiences to date for me at JWD.

BFD

SnakesInTheTower

OM....I am soooo glad someone resurrected this thread... This seems to be a day for resurrected threads..

What an amazing poem. If I ever get DA/DF, I will make sure my mom sees this, although I think she is rebellious enough to ignore the shunning rule.

I hope your relationship with your brother has gotten stronger and that the wall of so-called love is crumbling.

Snakes ()

ps... I have bookmarked it in my IE favorites...I dont want to lose this one. Maybe even print it out.

Open mind

Damn cult.

Tears at work are so unprofessional.

Thanks for the new kind words.

FYI: My DFed brother and I are reconnected and it is wonderful. He lurks here on occasion, so I'm sure he's glad to see his pain accomplish some good.

I love you brother.

Big Bro

Open Mind

Dagney

Beautiful, just beautiful...and thought provoking.

One can't change the past, and the pain from realizing we acted hurtfully when thinking we were doing the right thing, "saving our brother," can be almost unbearable at times. I think you two are on the path of healing and mending and starting a new chapter in your lives. It's all good from here on out.

When you are a JW, you just don't THINK about the feelings of others and the great pain shunning causes.

From my own personal experience, the thinking STARTS HERE. I never realized how following some of the policies of the Org. were not just contrary to decency, but also contrary to Bible principle.

That's it in a nutshell for me. It is what made me stop being a JW in a moment of clarity. I still am cut to the heart for my JW actions to a best friend at the lowest time in his life. He never faulted me for it, but I still feel the burn of shameful, non-thinking conduct.

But, we know better...and we do better.

Thanks for sharing with us.

D

franzy

thanks to open mind for pointing me to this thread and this poem.
i'm only too happy to resurrect it for more views.

some of the power of this poem lies in its understated quality,
its matter-of-factness. descriptions are given without emotion
expressed, repeated references to the men, eyes, pressed suits,
gold edges, silk ribbons, love....
like taking place within a trance....which is so fitting.
i loved it.

WALL OF LOVE. Poem by DFed sibling of many, many years. Kleenex worthy.