Life Through The Eyes Of An Addict

Addiction doesn't have to get the best of you for there is help.

Life, is it really worth living for ?
I did not know until God opened the door

And there he was in the shape of a big, bright, spiritual light,
He said, Son, believeth in me and everything shall be alright

So every morning I get down on my knees and pray:
God, please let me have another clean and sober day !

Though I often have thoughts of suicide
And tell the Lord: oh, how hard I've tried

Then I asked him for a way out of this bind;
With a silent voice, he answered: my son, one day at a time

Before I called upon him I had one foot in the grave;
but like he told me, believeth in him an thou shalt be saved

When my mind and nerves become idle,
I become secluded and read the bible

So now I am saved and will always wear his sign
And will never forget the blessing he placed in mind !

Now that I've found myself and my goal
With dignity and pride I can shout out, no !

No one wants to be a drug or suicidal fanatic;
So remember, that's life through the eyes of an addict !

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

So inspiring and enlightening! Beautiful form in couplets, great flow and rhyme. You are a humble and courageous soul and your story of surviving addiction is so important for so many people to hear. You found God and He showed you path to freedom. God always bless you and stand with you in your struggle. Bravo!

[Carol Cashes]

Poignant, heartbreaking, and inspiring. I've not walked that path, my darks lie on other roads, but wit 3 siblings who struggled with alcoholism, I understand it as much as anyone who has not actually lived it can. Well done.