Getting 'clean'

By andrew-evans

Fri, 02 Sep 2016
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10 days clear

10 days living in fear

of myself, I need

to take care of my health,

no meds, more dread,

more voices in my head.

More cuts, more scars,

recovery seems so far.

But it's my choice, my life

to live with the meds or die by the knife.

I can't live knowing it's fake,

and all of the meds i have to take.

So it was my choice to get 'clean'

but in my mind I can't bare the scream.

Certificate 15
Poem
The Dark Times
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by VeraClark on

Wishing you all the best. I saw it was autobiographical. No easy feat going natural.

 

Submitted by thornwood on

Good poem.about an emotive subject.

Stephen d

Submitted by Daedalic on

Getting clean is a lot of work, and it's worth it. Poetry really helps keep the mind occupied, and it helps document what you are going through so you remember not to put yourself there again. Don't be too hard on yourself if you fail. Just keep trying and life will eventually help you make it out. Just be as safe as you can, regardless of which path you're walking down.