Rescue

short prose about addiction

I see you in the darkness
even if you can't see yourself.
I see your bloodshot eyes and I know
you're begging for help.

I know how you're feeling because
I have been there before.
Your parents walked out one you
because you couldn't give up the score.

I see the miserable pain,
I see it etched into your face.
You wish that you could give up
and go on to a better place.

I know how that feels because
I've been right in your shoes.
I've stood in the pain that your in.
I myself have sung the blues.

I can tell by the way you carry yourself
that you don't think you're valuable,
but let me tell you little girl,
that you're still salvageable.

Don't waste your time in the streets
because, trust me, I've done it too.
I've been beaten, bruised and raped;
so much s**t I've been through.

But I can see from the look in your eyes
that you're still open to change.
You still want to find that person you knew
before all the drugs and the pain.

And I can help you do that.
I've walked that line too.
You're not too far gone.
I will help rescue you.

Author's Note

I began writing this after looking at the photo up top, assuming that I would write this poem to her and her presumable problems. As I kept writing, however, I feel like I possibly ended up writing the poem to myself as a self-motivation thing. Tell me what you think(:

Reviews

[Tomi]

Very Hopeful poem! i love it! :) keep on motivating!

[Rockett Marie]

Reminds me of how we met. good job Kayla :)

[C.]

I really liked this one, too. All your writing that I have read is pretty good in my opinion, so keep writing (:

[kayla]

thank you(:

[Coyote Poetry]

People need help after they pass a certain point. I like the honest and direct feel of the poem. Hard to escape addiction. Thank you for the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[nigrum homonculus]

i like it a lot.

"I've stood in the pain that your in. I myself have sung the blues."

idk why but that line stood out to me the most. very well written. well done!

[Tai Ryens]

Are you looking into a mirror? Hehe . . . I would suggest replacing (or removing) all the 'I's, 'You's, 'and's, and 'to's. Other than that, fine concept for motivation. Enjoyable, as always.

[Crazy Cat Man]

simply amazing.

[afra]

wow this was awesome ...well done