#deep writer

[theaddictspoetry]

Maybe I'm afraid,

Afraid to grow old,

Scared to let go,

Of the cold in my soul,

It keeps me on my toes,

It keeps my heart closed,

Easier to console,

Keeping from getting exposed,

Maybe I wanna just grow,

From the darkness inside my soul,

The darkness, it has to go.

@theaddictspoetry

[theaddictspoetry]

"It's over now,"

though not in my mind,

I still hear the sounds,

of my past and trauma combined,

i'm dying,

to be heard,

to be found,

not when i'm six feet under the ground.

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[theaddictspoetry]

My heart aches to keep me alive, from the danger I put inside, baffled, this is not who I am, spirals, seconds away, whirling, my mind is lost in, under the mountains I just have to climb.

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[theaddictspoetry]

I'm grateful that you so generously share your poetry, it has the power to brighten many's darkest days. Were you able to turn your pain into art while in active addiction or did it come about while getting sober?

Awww thank you so much!! I was able to find my words while trying to get sober, I actually started writing after my first time in rehab- in 2017. My poetry helps me relieve a lot of emotions that I can't always explain or speak out loud. It means a lot to me that you enjoy my poems!! I've had some writers block lately, but i'm back posting again!