Old me New me

I have overcome addiction
There has been Meth, pot, and alcohol too
One day I said enough
It is my life, mine to ruin
I will not give the chemical the chance to prove it
Racism ran deep in my dark veins
I knew the difference between right or wrong
The chemicals coming made sure the care was gone
Thought they were friends of mine
Heh, I was wrong
Long before this I gave High School the finger
Always figured I could be no winner
Raised by a single parent daddy was gone
Mamma did what she could, rent paid and food on the table
At least we had from her was love and shelter
My chemicals blinded me from the depths of her struggle for me and my brother
In a time I felt I was far too gone an old friend of mine let me know I could hold his hand
Until the buoy of hope I could grab
I held on tight to that buoy once it was insight
I saw no way off thought this was my life
High and full of hope one day I might stop
That was an unforeseeable peak
In a time when I felt worse than weak
I said enough and raised my head to my fears
That friend of mine was me from many years
I feared I would disappoint my old friend
I said enough and have been sober ever since
Sobriety told me the error of my ways
I now proudly celebrate diversity
And see people as people
Instead of allowing irrational and false thoughts to swell inside me
I even graduated college the odds were against me
Now I want to help others and let them see what I was and what they can be
All possibilities are within us
Some many meters deep,
Just keep digging and find your golden soul
It will be there with your heart
For it is not made of stone
With dedication to you stuck to the bone
It loves you and will hold your hand too