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T 5d
When you first come in it is dark and cold....once you blend in that stuff gets old
Being in detox it's not an easy way ....but it is far better than a prison stay
I just walk the line and keep to myself... but I am not a closed book to be put on a shelf
As I hear the stories of the people here....it gets in my head and I feel their fear
So I am going  forward and not looking back ... Straight and narrow to finally get my good life back.
# BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
"Are you on ***?"
"I'm talking to you nicely and you come at me with rudeness"
This… is you
reacting to the version of me
that sets boundaries
I love you
I love the you that strives
Puts effort into your life
Puts time in the tedious and the small things

I love the you that picks yourself up
Tries to provide comfort when other don't
Provides warmth in this cold place

I love how you continue to try to improve
Reflecting and taking steps towards treating people better
Even when the favour is not returned

I love you
And I'll tell you
So that when it all feels like too much
You'll know there's someone who believes in you
We talked
ate
kissed
I leave
and feel empty
Because the moment I walked
through my front door
I wasn’t going to find you
I was looking for
the part of me
that’s missing
The life we built together
feels centuries away
I can’t remember it anymore
but I know it existed
Sometimes
I’m startled
I no longer have you
Sometimes
it makes me desperate
Sometimes
it makes me
incredibly happy
I will take all this pain
anxiety
nervousness
and turn it into poetry
Sometimes it will come out beautiful
Sometimes it will come out raw
Both
are deeply spiritual
My urge is to shout:
Are you calling me crazy?
If you want, I can be
But I don’t think
you’ll like it
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