Many years have been wasted,
so many things are now gone.
I have been fighting my addiction,
I have been fighting it too long.
My addiction takes me to places,
Places that are only in “MY” head,
My addiction is killing me,
I just can’t wait to be dead!!
For addiction is in my blood,
I am stuck with this disease.
And it will never let me rest,
And my life it will constantly squeeze.
Friends asked me if I wanted help,
And with anger I always declined.
These people were not my friends,
So I left them all behind.
I knew that I was very sick,
But when I was asked I would totally lie,
Because I told them I was ok,
But I knew I was going to die!!
I am wasting my precious life away,
And there is no worse kind of crime.
I will quit once again tomorrow,
I am going to stop using this time.
I want to find my way out,
I want out of my self-made hell.
I want so bad to become sober,
I want so bad to become well.
I seek a power that will help get clean,
I will get on my knees and pray.
I will ask the God from up above,
To help me find a better way.
For the first time in my life,
I feel a weight lifted from my soul,
For the first time in my life,
I feel my heart is becoming whole.
Fast forward seven sober years,
Life has taken on a new meaning.
And not a day will go by,
That I don’t thank God for intervening.
No longer am I an active addict,
The addiction I no longer feed.
But instead my life’s purpose,
Is helping someone that’s in need.
My name is Rich Barnes
And I am gratefully sober today.
And if your life is not sober,
There is such a better way.
Seek help for your disease,
Seek help for your addiction.
Stop beating yourself up,
And stop you’re affliction…..
Put down all the drugs,
Find a peace in your heart.
Find a power greater than yourself,
And a new life you will start!!!!!
.
Rich Barnes