Boy to Man

I've been raised by the system

Since I was 16,

I ran away from home

Cause I thought my parents were mean.

I ran around like a thug

When all I needed was a hug,

I was doin da drugs, and drinking the booze,

I never ran alone, always ran in 2s.

One day I met this girl

And she changed my whole world,

I was ready to cut the crap and become a man,

I even stepped to the plate, asked her to take my hand.

But now I'm sitting on the inside,

Waiting to be with my bride,

I can say one thing, it's been a hellava ride.

Now it's time to change

And expand my range of knowledge

Cause all I want in this world

Is a family, wife, and college.

Now that's all I have to say,

so just keep listening up

cause I'll be back one day.

E.A.

I Am

I am:
A sidewalk
People walking all over me
Spitting when I'm down.

I am:
Like a rat
People trying to shoe me away.
Trying to trap me in a corner
Leave me there to die.

I am:
A piece of dust
Flying around, landing on something
Then getting brushed away or swept
Away and trapped in an unknown world.

I am:
A box sitting in storage
Waiting to be unpacked
And put in a new home.

D.P.

Me, My Heritage, and Drugs

I am Irish

Alcohol in my blood

Bars on my mind.

They have claimed me 

The deep abyss

Pulling me down deep

For my life, will, and perseverance.

I've been changed 

By that malt drink

For drinking to an extent

To where I cannot comprehend.

I am an addict of all substances

Ruining my life

From the inside out.

Deep, deep, down

I feel for my life -

My P.O. yelling at me

Forgetting his name, thinking it's Dr. Phil

Pulling my attention away from him

For I do not care,

I am an Irish pupil of my land.

J.F.

The Unknown

ANTICIPATION is like going into a pitch black tunnel and not knowing what's in it or where it leads.  At certain points you become more knowledgeable.  You start to understand and become more aware.  But you still don't have your conclusion.  Worry, fear, and excitement take over as you look at the options for the end result.  When it finally ends and you know that's going on, your stomach is at peace, it can finally settle.  It is pure relief.

E.A.

Dead

Crystals consuming my heart

While He takes over my mind

He who does not take his time to ruin lives

Ice in my veins turns me to stone

Once I was life now I am death

A small sharp pain turns to instant pleasure

Then to pain again

I fly so high he cuts my wings

I'll sell my soul to get them back

What soul I have left

Hanging by a thread

I wonder

If I will ever live again

Or shall I always walk among the dead

T.R.

I Remember

I remember it was a very depressing month; my Aunt Francis was diagnosed with cancer.  I remember sitting in the hospital watching as she got weaker.  I remember it was her birthday, July 28.  I remember it not only as her birthday, but also as the day we said goodbye.  I remember how I cried for her, how I wished for the warmth of her hugs.  I remember going up to Steptoe Butte with candles.  I remember setting her ashes free.  I remember wanting to be set free with her.

S.F.