This darkness inside
I no longer can hide
Consuming from within
The misery must end

It all started as fun
Yet soon the troubles begun
Just trying to gain acceptance
I never expected all this

The use and misuse
Quickly evolved into abuse
I lost all control, I know not when
One thing I know. this misery must end

I sworn I'd never become an addict
In spite of my pride, I became sick
This all happened not over night
Misery came slowly like darkness over light

Recovery now my hope, the light enters in
Damage has been done, but life doesn't have to end
I now know how it all started, a character deficit my own
Fear of rejection was the seed I had sown

I cannot undo troubles of my past in a blink
But, I can change my future by changing the way I think
The Road to Recovery is long. but I travel it with a friend
He promises me the hope that the misery will soon end.

Don T.