When the disease of addiction grabs hold
And you don't know what to do,
Ask a caring God for one more chance
And you know he loves you too.
I've been with the lowest of lows
Down to the bitter end.
I gave up hope and lost my faith,
Death was my only friend.
My past life wasn't stable,
Now all the world can see.
The greatest thing about me today,
There really is a me.
I won't ever enjoy the things lost,
I'll never say never again.
I thought I would never have anything--
Today life is my new best friend.
Each day my faith gets stronger
And my hope has since returned.
Acceptance is the key to life,
With faith it can be learned.
I've heard, when in doubt do nothing,
God will let you see,
The greatest thing about me today
There really is a me.
Author notes
Option 2 - YOU ARE IN RECOVERY
If nothing changes, then nothing changes, but you have to change. what I'm saying is that second chances are real.
I hope this write helps to any addict reaching out remember recovery works if you work it
Written April 20th, 2006
In a list
A contest entry
- Persona Poems. by unmasked synergy.
1500 points, ended June 7, 18 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - inspire me........how far have you come? by doesne1care.
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great, nice poem, really inspiring and uplifting.
well done and thiank you for sharing.
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I liked this alot... I am glad you found recovery. Please put the option # in the AN. and I thought I would point that the 2 places where you used these 2 lines: would be better if written like this...
you have:
The greatest thing about me today,
There really is a me.
would sound much better written:
The greatest thing about today; (removing the word me)
Is there really is a me.
just a thought - READ OUT LOUD - (the 2 sentences sound better this way).
Good luck in the contest and in your recovery.
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awww this is cute, I;ve come to this realization too, a subtle image painted with simplistic words
yet the message is poignant and important
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You've Been Hood-winked Yet Again!
This is a very powerful self reflective piece. Your strength within yourself is to be commended. To battle addiction and win is not an easy feat. It's apparent that your faith has guided you to overcome and for that, I'm so very happy for you. I wish you all the best in life. It's been a joy to read your work today!
~Lori
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i can see why you was a winner in this contest... keep your faith and may your recovery days get easier one by one...
fantastic write you have penned
cheers
Jen -
wooo hoooo look at you a wonderful job with this one and congratulations on your award
Once again a joy to read..
warm thoughts
Frozentearz -
Thank you for your contest submission. A very well spoken statement of Hope and Recovery. Just the slightest bit bumpy in places, but easily refined, should you so choose. Best of luck in this and all of your endeavors.
Peg
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this is a superb write. i love it! especially this part:
God will let you see,
The greatest thing about me today
There really is a me.
this just jumped out at me. there really is a me. how wonderful Our Lord is! Keep writing. God bless you always
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It's the frist line that grabs me and then it flows right down to the ending...which I find to be a profound statement...
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hope is always a good thing to have and a blessing when we find it. I am glad you found some!
S -
i love the lines, "acceptance is the key to life, with faith it can bea learned..." very powerful
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This is a great Poem, now I see why it won, I too am recovering and I know of what you speak, there really is a Me...Scott
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Really good :-) You have really expressed it well.
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Well done
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Outstanding
OH my, that sent a chill down my spine, a good one tho, u know the kind when something hits u so hard it carrys you along with it, truely superb, good luck in thr contest
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In my opinion, this was really great. I wouldn't let Evening Star bother you. They DQ'ed me too, because mine was a "song" and not a "poem" Grrrr, I hate people like that. >.>
Really great, I enjoyed it. ^_^
-Lacy- -
This is a wonderful testimony of deliverance. Thank you so much for entering our contest. God bless you abundantly with His love and joy!
Arrant Faith
Sister Joanne -
Praise the Lord for your healing of addictions, Joe, and thank you for this wonderful entry. May the Lord rain blessings upon you. BonnieQ
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I am praising God for His healing of you and allowing you to know who you are in Christ. Thankyou for entering and sharing this wonderful testimony of God's power and love.
God Bless-
Debby @ Arrant Faith -
this is...wow. beautiful poem. there were two lines in this poem that i really loved. they were "There really is a me." and "Acceptance is the key to life" great poem. good luck in the contest and keep writing
Thanku For Entering -
great job
Oh wow, I know we've all had our ups and downs.. But if we put our faith in God, He will help us reach our goal to the scared ground..very good work,. We all have to find ourselves, and love and believe in ourselves first, and always leave God as number one..Look foward to reading more of your work, great job -
inspiring
this poem is very powerful and inspiring. its amazing you have been able to pull yourself back and gather up your faith and have hope once again. great write
~courtney~ -
The title of this poem is what drew me to it, very interesting, and the poem was not a disappointment. Good luck in the contest,
Snuggly x -
excellent writing what a great piece of inspirationto others , sounds alot like you've grown up and learned that god loves you and forgives you to wonderful job
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wow i love your message within this write.
your poem is very touching and so lovely.
your words are strong and the feeling seems to be deep.
and i for one believes in second chances.
this is a mighty nice write with an amazing message.
lots of luck in the contest. -
I have to agree that second chances are real. In fact, third and fourth chances are real as well. I have been given those chances again and again, and each time repeated the same things. But, not anymore.
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Inspirational
This is an amazing piece of poetry! that you faced such adversity and came through it a much wiser human being, knowing you have so much to live for speaks volumes for your ability to adjust to life and to be able to move forward at all costs. All too often the opposite can be true... overcoming addiction has to be one of the most difficult things a man or woman has to do, it's like taking the opportunity with both hands to get your life back... the real life that is. Your poem is one of hope and success, that you have also allowed the spiritual side of yourself to come to the fore can only help to make you stronger in all your endeavours.
A very powerful read, one of inspiration, Well Done! this was a true pleasure to read.
~Katie~
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I too fought the good fight and over came the death of addiction. This is powerful.
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I'm so glad I found your work brother! sounds like a recovery poem if I've ever read one! Glad that you've gotten a second chance too, as did I back in '94! What do they say, we only have to change one thing and that is everything! I loved the fact that you've found you again--that "you" that was pushed down in the closet when the disease took over your life! I'm adding you to my favorites joe! be well poet, and stay in the light! john h.
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you penned a well informed poem of reality..past history tends to come to light now and again, you hit so many nevers and it does keep repeating its self, great poem here, thank you for sharing
and good luck in the contest/
Linda -
great work here...i thought the second stanza was extremely good. I also liked how you related it to the 4th stanza, as in the two are opposite reflections of each and show that change you experienced. The repetition of the 'there really is a me" line helps add emphasis and feeling to this piece. well done.
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Thank-you so much for entering such an amazing poem into my contest, the message in your write is wonderful.
from Tracey. -
Great poem ! Wonderfully written and the rhyming is perfect!!!
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Excellent
This is a lovely written poem there. A piece of inspiration and encouragement to those who be at that low ebb that you once were. So glad to hear there really is a you, keep up your fight and your great writes - Di -
ahhhhhhhhhhhh cool.. this is really upbeat.. its full of emotion.. i love how you said death was your only friend and then after said that life was your best frined.. very cool. i liked it..
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I too have come back from addiction and embrace life anew with faith, although faith in the Goddess (as a pagan). I found this poem to be a beautifully expressed sentiment of the feeling that I had coming back to life. Sometimes it is still frightening to remember who I was then...I am glad you found your way back...
Many Blessings... -
Inspirational and full of hope. May God Bless the depths of your soul for coming back.
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I only have one little tiny error/critisism/NIT PICKyiness thing... (sorry, heh) ...
"When the disease of addiction grabs hold
And you don't know what to do.
Ask a caring God for one more chance
And you know he loves you too."
(Just what I think The wording isn't the best and you need a comma after do (instead of a period) because the when makes that part a subclause or whatever you wanna call it... just change it if you have any interest in grammar! lol... sorry.
Anyway, to start with my applauses! I think that the best key lines here are "Acceptance is the key to life, / With faith it can be learned." I LOVE that... and for those of us that have grown in life into greater and wiser beings during and after adolescence know exactly what you are talking about. This is a wonderful write because you really make people think about what you have to say and to reflect on how they themselves have changed--and for those that haven't changed your words are a symbol of hope for their future and well being.
Lovely write. I adored it! (Sorry for the pickiness--take it with a grain of salt
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Nice job!
Mech
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The greatest thing about me today
There really is a me.<< this is the greatest part of this poem. I think you could have shown how you hit the lowest of lows. What you have on this page is just a personal account, which is a little bit telly telly!
D
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Beautiful!
"I won't ever enjoy the things lost,
I'll never say never again."
This was really good. Overall, a really good poem! Well written! -
This is a good quatrain again from you, though the metre is slight. Check out mine called "OH GOD of MINE". Much like this one of yours. It is written in a form that I created several years ago.
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interesting slant into a past life , a change of yoruself in this one , your past in yor present life ... i guess i should have expected it ... there always has to be one ....
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this was simply wonderful..am glad you made it through...thank you for having me on your fav's as you are on mine..tell your lovely wife i appreciate her too...oh..and the write flowed effortlessly...God bless... shzoosy
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I love this poem! There are so many people that could benefit from reading such a wonderfully written poem on changing your life. Great job. Sincerely, Mary
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How very true, these sentiments you expresss in these lines. Second changes are real, and when you know there is no other way out - you take it. Easy to read and understand, if this is true, congratulations for taking that chance and making that change.
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Excellent write,and I totally agree, as I changed myself for the better and am never looking back Josephine
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