Have you ever had that one moment?
That one time?
When you thought "Everything is fine now"
When all the negativities in your life paused...Finally!!!
But than you came across another hurricane.
Twice as destructive.

The first one hits the moment God opened my eyes,
and it lasted for thirteen years.
I tried to escape, but I couldn't
Mom shackled me along her addictions.
She locked me away in her basement,
and filled it up with tear gas.

So I went to high school in the states under grandma's order.
Away from my alcoholic mother
Away from the torture
Away from the screaming
Away from the bleeding and beatings.
I finally escaped from this wasteland,
and now I am in a garden of roses.
Thank you grandma!!!

I found peace
I saw the world from a different perspective,
and never had to drink that salt water again.

But, I am back now.
Back to the birthplace of my nightmares.
And I brought souvenirs,
peace and I are friends now.
Wooh!!! Wooh!!! Huh! Huh!
Not so fast young man.

Grandma,
why is my calf been numb for the last five years?
Son are you saying what I think your saying?

So eventually,
I found out that I have been dealing with leprosy,
a life threatening disease.
I've had it for five to ten years max the Doc says.

To find better days,
one must fight through the storm.
To find peace,
one must swim through their tears.

And I have my whole life a head of me.
Tomorrow is a mystery,
but I will hold on hope.