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David57
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Number of ratings24 Number of reviews12 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish Listener sinceNov 20, 2017 Last activein last week GenderMale PathStep 66 People helped74 Chats359 Group support chats4 Listener group chats14 Forum posts107 Forum upvotes111
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Hi, I live in a beautiful part of Spain but spend most of my time in Iraq where I work.

I have always travelled, left the UK more than 30 years ago and managed to keep my family together.

I have been through the mill a few times and always seem to come through wiser and happier.

I have been lonely, through the usual marriage turmoils, fired, hired, rich, broke.

If anyone wants a chat then please free. I am very upbeat about most things, politics excluded!

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Read then look at your partner.
Poetry / by David57
Last post
 11 hours ago
...See more Passion makes the old medicine new: Passion lops off the bough of weariness. Passion is the elixir that renews: how can there be weariness  when passion is present? Oh, don’t sigh heavily from fatigue: seek passion, seek passion, seek passion!
9 Million Bicycles
Poetry / by David57
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I heard the song 2 days ago for the first time. Beautiful words. There are nine million bicycles in Beijing That's a fact It's a thing we can't deny Like the fact that I will love you till I die We are twelve billion light years from the edge That's a guess No-one can ever say it's true But I know that I will always be with you I'm warmed by the fire of your love everyday So don't call me a liar Just believe everything that I say There are six billion people in the world More or less And it makes me feel quite small But you're the one I love the most of all We're high on the wire With the world in our sight And I'll never tire Of the love that you give me every night
My one eyed love by Andrew Jefferson
Poetry / by David57
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I’ve fallen in love—I don't know why I’ve fallen in love with a girl with one eye. I knew from the start. It was plain to see That this wonderful girl had an eye out for me She’s charming and witty and jolly and jocular Not what you’d expect from a girl who’s monocular. Of eyes—at the moment—she hasn’t full quota But that doesn’t change things for me one iota. It must be quite difficult if you’re bereft. If your left eye is gone and your right eye is left. But she’s made up her mind. She’s made her decision. She can see it quite clearly in 10/20 vision. She’ll not leave me waiting, not left in the lurch If she looks slightly sideways she’ll see me in church. I’ll marry my true love who’s gentle and kind. And thus prove to everyone that loves not quite blind.
Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
Poetry / by David57
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
For the love of a good woman
Poetry / by David57
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife Marrying you screwed up my life. I see your face when I am dreaming That’s why I always wake up screaming Kind, intelligent,   loving and hot This describes everything you are not. I thought that I could love no other— That Is until I met your brother. Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you But those roses are wilting, the violets are dead, the sugar bowl’s empty and so is your head. I want to feel your sweet embrace But don’t take that paper bag off your face. I love your smile, your face and your eyes— Damn, I’m good at telling lies! My love, you take my breath away. What have you stepped in to smell this way? My feelings for you no words can tell, Except maybe,” Go to ***” What inspired this amorous rhyme? Two parts tequila, one part lime
Belly buttons and such
Poetry / by David57
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Oh, my beloved belly button, the squidgy ring in my midriff mutton, Your mystery is such tricky stuff: Just why are you so full of fluff?
I could not stop for death
Poetry / by David57
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more BY EMILY DICKINSON [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/emily-dickinson] Because I could not stop for Death  He kindly stopped for me  The Carriage held but just Ourselves  And Immortality. We slowly drove   He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain  We passed the Setting Sun  Or rather – He passed Us  The Dews drew quivering and Chill  For only Gossamer, my Gown  My Tippet – only Tulle  We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground  The Roof was scarcely visible  The Cornice – in the Ground  Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity 
Trigger Warning. May contain beef
Poetry / by David57
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Big Beefy Bill the Beef Burger Burglar Meet big beefy Biff the beef burger burglar burgling big beefy burgers of beef. Boldly he burgles the biggest beef burgers big beefy Biff the biggest meat thief. He battered and broke in the Big Beefy Burger Bar burgling burgers in bright broad daylight biting the best biggest brown buttered breadbuns bagging the beefiest burgers in sight. He bit bits of burger and bits of breadbuns busily biting between and beneath. From breakfast he battled and binged beef and breadcrumbs belching big burps that baffled belief. Big beefy Biff the beed burger burglar burgling big beefy burgers of beef. Big beefy Biff the beef burger burglar Big beefy Biff the beef burger thief. Paul Cookson
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Incredibly empathic and quick to reply
His honesty and straight-forward style is just what I needed and very much appreciated.
the best. - haz
gentle soul, sticks around
David is awesome listener and very understanding guy. he made me to open up and discuss my issues with ease.
Cool guy very down to earth
David is very kind and compassionate and really energetic . And it gave me lot of experience!
I found it so helpful chatting with David57. A great listener and really made me feel better about myself! Thankyou!
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Very professional, helpful listener, he always makes sure how you feel, and definitely will make you feel better! Thank you so much :)
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