They sit in circles every morning and talk. Over-medicated minds that desperately need to love themselves. Good morning. How was everyone’s weekend? I need
The morning garbage trucks wake us up. In the alleys. Behind dumpsters. Under highway bridges. Sunrise joggers are careful not to step on us. First
I’ve experienced and received my answer I can’t have the poison in my body any longer. It tasted sweet at first but turned
He has a big heart, He will get through. I loved and prayed As I hung to my crew. Alanon meetings As blind
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I open my eyes and am terrified by what I see. I am trapped and don’t know where I am supposed
In a room where whispers cling to the walls, A figure collapses as the darkness calls. Windows to the soul, reflecting the
What are you burning I think it's your soul You're breathing in smoke That won't fill the hole And when you breathe out Your chemical
Theft by Deception Welcome to Hell I feel like Heaven I’ll feed your head with lies Just one more time, you won’t die It was
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When Sorority Noise sang, "Just last week, I slept 8 hours total. I barely sleep." I felt that. Back when I
I was never high enough. My body defied odds of survival. A regular EF5 tornado. He was my treatment center roommate
Every addict is an egomaniac with an inferiority complex. I’m no different. The first flight had been cancelled. Two hours before
