Recent Articles
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Recovering
By Lisa N. Recovery – it takes some time.Minutes turn to days, days to weeks.While the weeks, they mark the climb. Work through the months, get to the end.Recovery is continuous, a journey and path.No final destination you see, my friend! Addiction is our illness, connection is our cure.We wrestle our demons, deal with Life.Adulting…
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Remember Me?
Written by Cassie C. Remember me?We met at a party.When I was much younger.You were my best friend.Always there to lift my up.Always there to make me laugh.Always there to help me not care, Nor to cry:I was always the life of the party.You numbed me from reality.From the hurt, and pain inside.You made me…
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Osmosis!
By John J. of District 19 You wanna fight crime in a skintight suitYou wanna stop time and detect the truthYou wanna ray gun, wanna turn to stoneYou wanna be the one who saves the universe aloneYou wanna be fast like MercuryTravel to the past and fix historyYou wanna jump buildings, you wanna bend barsSee…
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Liking How You’re Living
By Rich G. There’s a sudden and half-expectedhit of joy that comes with it—a familiar jolt in the heart’s funny boneletting you know you’re back to bumping along the right corridor.Sure, there’s room for improvement,many rooms, in fact,unused in the sprawlingmansion of your remaining days,waiting in furnished gloomfor a bruising to flay its ripened dust. Published in A…
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Hiding Behind My Mask
By, Cassie C. Why me?Why am I the one, who has to hide their true self behind this mask?To be accepted?This world is socruel, so cold, sonarrowminded.I know I have a past.They tell me not to hide my true self.So why am I being forced to hide behind this mask?To be accepted.To be wanted.To be…
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Good Morning
Written by, Michael M. Good Morning!I don’t know what the day will bring…I have no idea how today will end up…I don’t know about tomorrow either.I’m not even sure that I am getting the past correct.But I know that as long as I don’t use, don’t pick up –That I’m so much better off than…
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A Year’s Journey
Written by, John C. Despondent, angryHope waning“No one will care,” I lie to myself I reach out, mind already made up“Don’t do it! I love you bro,”Doesn’t matter; I don’t feel it for myself I partake, hoping to forgetOnly to rememberHow awful the fog can truly be After a short time, I come backA little…
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Transformation
Written By, Daniele S. My heart is beating forcefullyMy armpits are dampMy hands are twisting in my lapMy lips are tremblingMy nose is cloggedTears keep seeping from my eyes What am I doing here in this place,Sitting around an oval table with strangersListening to them talk?I’m mute. I’m frozen. I’m processing an influx of emotionFear.…
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