About
The journey through recovery starts with acceptance. As part of my own recovery process, I reminisce about some tragic moments of my life. Memories that I thought I had forgotten that had actually became toxic to my life in the form of criminal behavior, drug addiction, and alcoholism.
The aim of this writing is to show the reader that although negative things happen to us, they can produce positive results. The mental barriers and social disorders caused by childhood maltreatment can be overcome. I am the proof.
To The At Risk Youth
I’m writing this specifically for you
I won't tell you what or what not to do
Just explain the things that I’ve been through
Like sexual, physical, and emotional trauma
Violence, drugs, and witnessing abuse on my Mamma
Memories that repeat over and over
I eased the pain with drugs, so I never was sober
Always was looking over my shoulder
Anxiety so high, not to mention, depression
No hope, purpose or direction
Each day, a conflict with no progression
When your future looks so unattractive
You decide too young to become sexually active
And your own mind is holding you captive
See, I was in those shoes, So I could relate to you
When you could bet each day’ll be the same ol news
You expect the same results, anything else would be Insanity
When you contemplate suicide
because
You can't handle reality
Another friend gone, another day, another casualty
Just a slave to your thoughts
But you've got to move on
Be brave and strong
Just because you are at RISK
Doesn't mean that you're gone
They say you can't make it, so dedicate your life
To proving them WRONG!
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