Who knew the person to save me
would come as an unborn baby?
I know that I want you around as much as could be,
but who would leave their child with someone like me?
That was a powerful poem that spoke to me on so many levels. I am a recovering heroin addict. I've now been clean for almost two months. I'm in a treatment centre. Your poem really resonates...
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My child, I'm right here,
Looking for reasons for the things I've done,
Why I went to the places I did,
and how my feelings kept me away for so long.
I walk daily through the same haze
I know I have lost my way.
I feel the wet grass beneath my feet
But the bent blades are gray....
I just gave birth to our second baby ..he was not present during the delivery. I also found out he is still talking to his ex wife and that she too is a meth addict. He was the man of my...
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I thought you were my friend
you wouldn't cause any pain,
but little did I know,
you'd make me go insane.
Dad and I never got along
Our relationship wasn't very strong
I love my dad so much
I wish that we could keep in touch
With every sip you swallowed,
a drop of my spirit evaporated,
until I was left
as hollow as the bottle
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I walked away from home so early
Set out across the nation wide
I found in sorrow life's true measure
With just a thumb I hitched a ride
When you came to visit you seemed just fine
But what we didn't know was that you were slowly drinking your life away
You have been like a second father to me
A second friend, an extra shoulder to cry on
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