There was a time I couldn’t stop.
I told myself “just one last drop.”
But one turned into two, then more,
And soon I couldn’t find the door.
At first, I drank to ease the pain,
To feel some joy, to stop the rain.
But after a while, I couldn’t lie,
The drink became my reason why.
It took my time, it stole my peace,
It made the good in me decrease.
I lost my way, I lost some friends,
I broke some hearts I couldn’t mend.
But then one day, I had enough.
Life had become too dark, too rough.
So I looked up and said a prayer,
And slowly, I found strength somewhere.
First, I had to tell the truth,
That I’d been drinking since my youth.
Then I took it one step at a time,
One less bottle, one less lie.
Yes, it was hard I won’t pretend,
But healing comes, it just depends
On faith, support, and holding tight
To better choices, day and night.
Some days I cried, some nights I shook,
But I kept going, didn’t look
Back at the person I once was,
Because I knew I had a cause.
Then slowly, I began to change.
My thinking cleared, my heart felt strange.
The shame I carried lost its weight,
And I found hope it wasn’t late.
I smiled again, I laughed out loud,
I stood up straighter, felt more proud.
And now I speak with truth and grace:
There is a way out of that place.
So if you’re struggling, hear me now,
It can get better, I’ll show you how.
Start with one step, take one day,
And ask for help don’t look away.
Because you’re not weak, and you’re not lost.
Freedom is real, but it has a cost.
It takes some time, it takes some tears,
But it replaces all those years.
Now I am free, 100 days and more,
And I don’t want that drink no more.
I remember who I’m meant to be,
Clean, at peace, and truly me.
God was with me all the while,
Through every fall, through every trial.
And now I walk, strong and free,
If He did it for me, He can for thee.
You’re Not Hard to Love—They Just Didn’t Know How poem
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