This is a poem that I wrote while incarcerated. I spent 3 yrs in LCIW for poss of marijuana. However, I had hit my bottom in the world of drugs and alcohol. I hope this inspires someone today.

Farewell to Perdition

Razor wires wrapped around my vision
Birds don't even land here anymore
The day laid out before me once more
Unlike the birds with their wings, I cannot soar
People come but they do not stay
The crime they committed requires no pay
But I was stuck, down on my luck
I could not find redemption
So I looked above and saw what was love
And since that time, I've changed my intention
I try to love and try not to judge
I use tough love and must not budge
I will try again to be what I intend
The hardest is knowing where to begin.

Copyright ©2008 Tammy Piker

great poem - hope everything works out for you!

thanks for sharing this.



and welcome to JSH !

Thanks for sharing your story. Enjoyed reading it.

I can relate to that.

Inspirational. Proud to say I've been clean, sober, and smokefree for SIX months today.

Thank you for sharing. I was married to an addict for 11 yrs. I can relate since he got me doing it too for a short time. Here I thought he had been clean for all those yrs. I got sober and I had to leave.

Right on Amber! Whoot Hoot!!!!!!!!!

So does this thread include cigarettes? I just quit two days ago and Im going out of my mind hahaha. Been smoking since I was 12, aside from when I was prego.

Been a couple of times I stopped but as the dummy addict I am I got mad after 2 years and started back up. That was 2 years ago. Thank God for Chantix.