Smoldering

Smoldering

On this lonely path I go.

I know I must

to leave behind bad memories

and the hell I have caused.

A fire still burns within me.

I liked that fire in the past

but did not realize what it had caused.

The path I am on is new, even different.

Different from the path of my fire.

This new path I must take is all on me.

No fire, no hell, no misery.

On this path I must smother

the fire that rages within me.

I must live without it.

But it is hard because with it is how

I cope.

It is my life source, my being, my companion.

I will learn to smother the fire.

Until I reach an end to my path,

my fire will be smoldering.

Strength

STRENGTH

I can be as strong as a monster

Ready to destroy.

I can be as strong as the monster

Pay attention to my gnarled teeth

I will rip apart everything I step on with my feet.

I can be strong in ways you don’t expect.

I can be as strong as a hero

Able to save the day.

My strength can be gentle.

I can be as strong as a smile

Ready to say hey.

I can be strong and change the world.

I can make you smile, too.

I can be both but I don't bother to.

Dead Love

Dead Love

My love for you is very bad

I never would think that

you would treat me like trash

You can't convince me that

My family and I dislike you

It is impossible that

You can be my wife someday

You would be a disrespectful girl

I can't say that

You wouldn't hurt me emotionally

Because I know that

My life is ruined by you

It is not true that

You cared about me at every moment

I hate you

I will never say

My love for you is true

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Champion

Champion

My champion is you.

Oh, how you've changed me.

You made me a new man

and changed my view.

I did wrong for too long.

I stayed on a negative path.

Selling drugs and fighting

got me in trouble real fast.

But then there's you, my champion.

The one who transformed me into

someone new.

The man I am today is because of you.

Never will I forget my champion.

My one year old son,

(name withheld)

Love, Part One

“Love” Part One

On days like this

I stop and wonder

where all the years

have gone.

And though time may

change a lot of things

in life, it'll never

change the love

that's felt for

a wonderful girl

like you.

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.