I Survived
In my mind's eye, I can clearly see,
The many wrongs I've done.
I drank and drugged my way through life,
Convinced that it was fun.
For many years, I so denied
The person I'd become,
Through selfish days and sleepless nights,
I still was loved by some.
Locked in my chamber of self despair,
I tried so hard to die,
The thing I hated worse than me,
Was seeing my daddy cry.
This road to self destruction
Was paved with tears and woe,
Homeless and so near death, I thought,
There's no place else to go.
With nowhere to go but up the steps,
I started to descend,
I tried to right the wrongs I'd done,
And God became my friend.
My days now filled with gratitude,
I'm glad to be alive.
I thank my God in Heaven for
The life that I survived.
Sharlett Hunt
© 2/02/05
