Hi, how are you?
Do you remember me?
Do you recognize my voice, my face, my eyes?
What is this place you're in right now?
What am I looking at, from my place inside the mirror of your past?
A broken bottle on the floor
It used to hold alcohol
Alcohol that now numbs the pain
Pushes away the nightmares and ghosts of the past
Do you remember?
Do you remember the way you used to be able to laugh at anything
How you used to dream impossible dreams
You woke up smiling, instead of crying and dreading the day ahead
Do you remember the way you used to fight
And not back down for anyone
Now your thoughts wander the depths of your black, clouded mind
The bruises cover your smile
The heartache crushed your spirit
And the betrayal snatched your soul
Do you remember who you are/were?
Your spontanious outbursts of laughter and screams of joy?
Everywhere you went people would see your light
Your kind heart and trust in others around you
No more do you show your gifts, your spirit
No more do you show yourself
Where have you hidden yourself
I can't believe you're gone
I refuse to believe you're gone
Look into my eyes
Look at yourself
Remember!
Don't back down, not anymore
Get up, get sober, start picking up the pieces of your heart, your life
As long as you're breathing it's not too late
With every breath you take, you can turn the tables on the darkness
Find your inner light
Nourish it, cherish it, make it grow
Make it grow and let it blind the darkness, push it away from you
And then start over
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Poem - Hurt
PoetryI was listening to Mary J. Blige - No more Drama and I got inspired, also went through some shit myself. It felt good to write this, to get it out of my system. I thought the picture on the side captured the message of the poem. Let me know what you...
