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I seen this in the news,

A few days ago,

I was not sure I wanted to put this down on paper,

But they are my words,

My feelings,

And my hope for a new day,

That things will change,

They were talking about drug use,

With teens,

With parents,

Pill popping as some would say,

And all I wanted to do is cry,

This is my life,

I am 24 today,

Drug use has been a part of my life,

For as long as I can remember,

I could tell you many stories,

That I remember,

All I am going to say is be there,

Just be there,

I have learned that,

They have got to want to help themselves,

So just be there,

Daddy passed away,

Because he chose to use them,

In a bad away,

So drugs took him away,

But he chose to use them,

He chose them,

I don’t wish this on anyone,

So,

If you feel you need something other then the drugs,

You can find it today.



Now why is she saying this,

I live everyday with having to put pills in my body,

Not because,

I am using them in a bad away,

If I don’t,

I will be in so much pain everyday,

And sometimes the meds don’t help the pain,

I just want to cry,

It is scarey for me,

To have to put the meds in my body everyday,

And some days I don’t,

And I just live with the pain,

I don’t want to die like daddy did,

It scares me everyday,

I knew in my heart,

That’s the way he was going to make his trip to heaven,

I was talking to mom about it,

A few months before he had passed away,

How I knew that I do not know,

It scares me everyday,

That’s not the way I want to go.

2007

Misty Yanish