Recovery (a group poem)

Recovery

(A group poem in which each member contributed at least one stanza)

Turn the key in your old ride

Hear a crack from the inside

Hear it sputter, fail to run.

You know your old car is done

I was addicted to drugs but then I sought recovery

My life was coming to an end

Rehabilitation was for me

I made some mistakes

Made my way into the juvenile hall

Now I'm here for recovery

Recovery, recovery

Yes I really need it

God, can you help me find the way?

Recovery, recovery

Something that everybody needs

Recovery can make you successful and believe

Temptation is pulling me

To go back to my old ways

No, I can't go back

Fix it before it's too late

You can heal from addiction

Just remember, Love can be a drug

It's all about the willpower to change it

But I'm 16, not brainless

Besides I knew the truth at 10

I said I'll never do it again

It was hard to break my old ways

Been doing me for years, never wanted to change

But I did it for me and I did it for my family

Times I want to break down

But don't because my family's still by my side

And now it's time for recovery

Yes, I knew I really needed it

At the end was success

And my family was really proud of me

Recovery, recovery

Help me, help me

Just want to be a better person.

Recovery ain't easy

Hard times, rough life

But got faith in life

My life is in recovery

For things I've done wrong

But now it's time to make changes

Call someone to take it away

Into the shop where it will stay

Until it's fit to drive again.