So powerful is the word
so weak it can make your mind.
Struggling to feed it day by day,
life slowly starts passing you by.

What's important no longer matters to you,
your addiction comsumes your day,
you lie and steal from family and friends
but hey... you at least found a way.

Year after year, you waste it away
as you rot in your guilt and your sorrow,
but "Just for today" you numb all your pain
maybe deal with things "tomorrow."

ADDICTION will FOREVER be a part of you
if you choose to leave it behind.
And if it doesn't kill you first
FOREVER it lives in your mind.

I tell you this since I know firsthand
17 yrs. it was my "best friend"
with thoughts of it daily I know it remains...
a part of me "till the end."

Overcoming the power it has over you
is the greatest thing one can do.
Pray to God and keep him close,
so it can't once again comsume you.

This one chance at life you have been given,
don't let it pass you by
Live your dreams and be happy
with loved ones there by your side.

                          Jennifer B.
            written on my 40th B-day