BEEN THERE AND BACK

I have treked in your shoes it doesn’t matter how far

Encircled in torment and cloaked in hot tar

Among a massive crowd I felt alone

A trumpet blowing a frightening tone

I have fought to stay alive when deadly ill

Desperate to discover the perfect pill

There were times I went without eating

There were times when my heart had stopped beating

Locked in a psych ward I was considered crazy

For many years I was considered lazy

I’ve been a champion and an habitual loser

A drug addict and a big time boozer

As a young girl I was sexually molested

I lived in a world that I had detested

I have overdosed and nearly died

Couldn’t think straight my brain was fried

I’ve been rich and emotionally broke

I slept in my car it wasn’t a joke

There was a time I followed the rules

And a time I flunked out of schools

Many years I lived in shame

Many years I took the blame

I’ve been alive and nearly dead

I’ve stopped on green and gone through red

I’ve won large when playing poker

I’ve lost big when I held the joker

Breaking hearts and being broken

Welcomed death I had a free token

Suffering from addiction I could barely walk

Failed at the black board I ran out of chalk

Been to every state and every big city

Slept with the cool cats and my little kitty

Throughout my life I’ve walked on thin ice

Struggled to get sevens the first throw of the dice

Around the block over and over

Finally recovered and became sober

In the end I have no regrets

I am among the cherubs I fly with the jets