regaining hope
rejecting mope
i’ll soon be free
from the demon i call me
accept myself
against anyone else
now is my time
no space to whine
learning to spread my wings
and understand all the complicated things
admit it or not
this place hit the spot
i’ve learned so much more
about accepting my core
the world is what i want
in any size n any font
i control my own being
even if i just started seeing
my eyes now believe
what my heart wants to achieve
and my soul wants bliss
to find true happiness
and i know it can be mine
without need for weed or wine
my spirit in itself is a drug
though it may not fit in a mug
i now believe its been me all along
i am the lyrics to my heroic song
I choose what life brings me
I CHOOSE to be happy
i dont know why it took me this long
to realize that i dont need this bong
or theses bottles or this knife
i just need control over my life
and ive had it this whole time
i’ve just been too blind
too stubborn to let go of the hate
but now i open a new gate
n creating my new fate
substance free, addiction free
for once i want to just be me
i dont need to fight
or lose my might
just surrender
and contend her
– by madi, age 17