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do you see him ?

April 15, 2018Dr. John A. King

I wrote this piece after touring with a documentary on...

Scream of the Silent

April 15, 2018Dr. John A. King

Scream of the Silent . “The Scream of the Silent”...

Become a 60 Second Advocate

April 10, 2018Dr. John A. King

Will you become a 60 sec advocate ? . April...

Vulnerable

March 26, 2018Dr. John A. King

. Vulnerable . Life had worn his once thick...

wait and see

January 10, 2018Dr. John A. King

She said “I told you I would love you...

‘Rain’ by Dr John A. King

December 19, 2017Dr. John A. King

‘Rain’ from the book No Working Title – a life...

I Just Want To Say Thank You

November 10, 2017Dr. John A. King

I Just What To Say Thank YouA Free Copy...

Dr John A. King Sexual Abuse, PTSD On The Doctors TV Show

October 2, 2017Dr. John A. King

On September 29th I had the privileged of sharing my...

That Smile

September 18, 2017Dr. John A. King

She was still a little flushed, scattered, from the slow...

#dealwithit My Recovery From Sexual Abuse And PTSD

September 11, 2017Dr. John A. King

#dealwithit is a book for anyone who has lost it...

Man Spaces

September 3, 2017Dr. John A. King

Man Spaces The Jameson bottle glistened whole mockingly in its...

You’re Just Fucking Wrong

September 2, 2017Dr. John A. King

Well… I don’t know what else to say…I’m all about...

Do you see him? He is A Survivor Too.

September 1, 2017Dr. John A. King

Do you see him? The moon is black and the...

The first time we met

August 31, 2017Dr. John A. King

The first time we met, I was slowly sipping...

Razor Burn

August 31, 2017Dr. John A. King

Razor burn It hurts when I walk, she said It...

Glass in my Soul

August 26, 2017Dr. John A. King

Sometimes just the thought of facing the day feels like...

The Promise

August 25, 2017Dr. John A. King

The promise I, ____, take you, ____, for my...

Swimming in Puddles

August 18, 2017Dr. John A. King

you may not have been born with a sunny disposition,...

Soiled

August 11, 2017Dr. John A. King

Soiled is how it feels…is how it felt....

Choosing Joy Over Despair

August 4, 2017Dr. John A. King

We build resilience and cultivate hope every time we...

A Good Woman

July 28, 2017Dr. John A. King

Diminished Insignificant Frail Fearless He screams lost confused torn a...

trapped #drjohnaking

Trapped

July 14, 2017Dr. John A. King

Trapped Condemned by things I did not do Judged by...

she makes my day

July 7, 2017Dr. John A. King

sun through broken clouds breeze through summer trees a glimpse...

The Scream of The Silent

June 16, 2017Dr. John A. King

He sits Alone Waiting This time His time His...

Welcome to Sunday

May 16, 2017Dr. John A. King

Pillows lost Sheets in balls The smell of sweat, sex...

One day I looked up

May 2, 2017Dr. John A. King

One day I looked up ...

Paths to Recovery

March 1, 2017Dr. John A. King

“There were two therapist sitting in a bar….” or maybe I should...

I scream because I want to be seen

February 26, 2017Dr. John A. King

I scream because I want to be seen When people...

Do You See Him? He Is A Survivor Too.

February 3, 2017Dr. John A. King

Do you see him? The moon is black and the...

Love Not Extraordinary #drjohnaking #poetry

Love Not Extraordinary

December 1, 2016Dr. John A. King

Love Not Extraordinary A love not extraordinary is a life...

happy #drjohnaking #poetry

Happy

November 23, 2016Dr. John A. King

Happy When I forget that I’m not I realize that...

Perfection #drjohnaking #poetry

Perfection

November 15, 2016Dr. John A. King

Perfection As she stood there, he looked past the smile...

Guidlines for Difficult Times #drjohnaking #poetry

Guidelines for Difficult Times

November 7, 2016Dr. John A. King

Guidelines for difficult times: Be kind to yourself Walk softly...

Happy #drjohnaking #poetry

Getting to Happy

November 1, 2016Melissa

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Whore No More #drjohnaking #poetry

Whore No More

November 1, 2016Dr. John A. King

Whore No More You lie in wait for me...

Love and Belonging #drjohnaking #poetry

Love and Belonging

September 7, 2016Dr. John A. King

If you want to have a strong sense of love...

The Future is Ours #drjohnaking #poetry

The Past is no longer ours but the future is

July 12, 2016Dr. John A. King

The past is no longer ours, but the...

Held #drjohnaking #poetry

Held

July 12, 2016Dr. John A. King

the sun peeks through the window as the world...

One Kiss #drjohnaking #poetry #noworkingtitle

One Kiss at a Time

July 5, 2016Dr. John A. King

i was hated as a child i choose to die...

Springtime #drjohnaking #poetry

Springtime

April 20, 2016Dr. John A. King

One of the things that we all need to...

Glove #drjohnaking #poetry

Manipulation is a Metal Gauntlet Wrapped in a Velvet Glove.

February 1, 2016Dr. John A. King

Manipulation is a Metal Gauntlet Wrapped in a Velvet Glove....

Illusion #drjohnaking #poetry

Control is an Illusion

October 29, 2015Dr. John A. King

The key to a happy life is realizing that control...

She Waits #drjohnaking #poetry

She Waits

October 29, 2015Dr. John A. King

There is nothing that makes a man feel quite like...

Once Upon a Time #drjohnaking #poetry

Once Upon A Time

October 2, 2015Dr. John A. King

Not every story ends with a “happy ever after” but...

weathered man #drjohnaking

A Weathered Man

July 18, 2015Dr. John A. King

The thought behind this work is life may ‘bronze you...

Your House #drjohnaking #poetry

All of life is a choice.

July 15, 2015Dr. John A. King

“Tomorrow, you will live in the house that you build...

The Sound of Sunshine

June 22, 2015Dr. John A. King

The Sound of Sunshine “On difficult days when the storm...

A New Dawn

June 18, 2015Dr. John A. King

All of us need a friend. And all of us...

Difficult Days #drjohnaking #poetry

Difficult Days

May 21, 2015Dr. John A. King

I am tired Tired of the battle Weary of the...

The Dark Things

May 10, 2015Dr. John A. King

You know you are loved not by your ability to...

Tuck Your Chin and Throw Punches

May 5, 2015Dr. John A. King

Struggles, opposition, failure—all of these make up the landscape of...

Best Part of me

April 29, 2015Dr. John A. King

I don’t know how it happened, I just know that...

I want to write our tomorrow together

March 24, 2015Dr. John A. King

I want to write our tomorrow together – what ever...

Psalm for the Broken

March 21, 2015Dr. John A. King

Psalm for the Broken was written at a stage when things...

I am not long for this world

March 19, 2015Dr. John A. King

I am not long for this world So I choose...

This too shall pass

March 12, 2015Dr. John A. King

“This too shall pass.” Nothing in all the world gives...

Dear Universe

February 12, 2015Dr. John A. King

Dear everyone in the universe, today is just one of...

I Believe in Love

February 5, 2015Dr. John A. King

I believe in love. I believe that the greatest thing...

my dreams

January 22, 2015Dr. John A. King

My dreams….I hate them. I don’t know how else to...

Boken in hard places

January 8, 2015Dr. John A. King

I wrote this piece, Broken in Hard Places, out of...

After he had told her of his life, she softly asked "Does it hurt?" "I don't know" he said "I don't feel it anymore"

I don’t know

December 23, 2014Dr. John A. King

After he had told her of his life, she softly...

I forgot who I was I got lost I want to get back to us

I want to get back to us

December 12, 2014Dr. John A. King

I forgot who I was I got lost I want...

come hold my hand

November 5, 2014Dr. John A. King

You might walk a mile in my shoes but you...

Beauty and her Beast

October 29, 2014Dr. John A. King

Barbot de Villeneuve was right. Inside every cursed beast is...

through their eyes

October 22, 2014Dr. John A. King

We are so quick to judge another, so quick to...

where love once lived

October 15, 2014Dr. John A. King

I think the greatest destruction to a meaningful love life...

in waves

October 8, 2014Dr. John A. King

She comes Love In waves Slowly Surely Abiding Share...

On a Wednesday #drjohnaking #poetry

On a Wednesday

September 29, 2014Dr. John A. King

suddenly it happened slowly, on a wednesday he saw her and...

You make me feel like superman

August 31, 2014Dr. John A. King

You make me feel like superman Even when I’m...

you are not alone

you are not alone

August 24, 2014Dr. John A. King

For the millions of men who spent their youth lost...

The adventure

August 21, 2014Dr. John A. King

Standing there, holding each other as close as our own...

Like trash

August 14, 2014Dr. John A. King

Early on in my recovery I felt like this. I...

Big Boys a Don’t cry

August 13, 2014Dr. John A. King

More than any other this harmful stereotype prevents young men...

Suicide :

August 12, 2014Dr. John A. King

For those that have experienced extreme trauma, suicide isn’t...

Rain…

July 19, 2014Dr. John A. King

This was the first piece of poetry I wrote when...

it is not over

May 15, 2014Dr. John A. King

One of the biggest issues faced by those that...

the future

May 3, 2014Dr. John A. King

Most people who have been through incredibly difficult situations allow...

still poor

April 22, 2014Dr. John A. King

If I had a dollar for each of the...

somedays

April 15, 2014Dr. John A. King

somedays love sneaks out of my eyes and rolls...

a better man

April 8, 2014Dr. John A. King

Give me the time and I will be the...

Our place

April 1, 2014Dr. John A. King

Its the place I go, when the world is cold...

If I was there

March 29, 2014Dr. John A. King

If I was there I would kiss you awake....

My shed

November 28, 2013Dr. John A. King

The sun on my face, coffee and cigar in hand,...

Our future

November 28, 2013Dr. John A. King

We stood there, holding each other as tight as...

The sound of your words…

November 28, 2013Dr. John A. King

I moved closer to you, lean in and softly said...

In the moonlight

November 28, 2013Dr. John A. King

Again he caught himself staring as her dress slides from...

She…my wife

November 28, 2013Dr. John A. King

Your hands against my chest, your breath on my...

6 ft #drjohnaking #poetry #noworkingtitle

The Poem 6′

August 21, 2013Dr. John A. King

Memories are funny things. The concept of repressed memories is...

Memories

August 13, 2013Dr. John A. King

Memories: demons that hover, waiting for me to sleep. I...

Victim?

August 12, 2013Dr. John A. King

I’ve never been comfortable with the term “victim.” I’ve...