janbear
05-17-2009, 08:51 AM
A New Life
I once looked at my life with a feeling of dread.
I felt I would be much better off dead.
Not wanting to wake up after closing my eyes.
But each morning I did, with unhappy surprise.
I felt I was clinging to the end of my rope.
I had no dreams, no promise, no hope.
The rest of my life, it seemed to appear,
Would be lived out in perpetual fear.
But one day I woke up with a new point of view.
What gave me this new outlook, I had no clue.
I knew there must be something better out there.
I had to reach out to someone, somewhere.
And when I reached out, broken and crying,
Someone said, "Hang in there, keep trying!"
I was told of a place that had the knack
Of helping people get their lives back on track.
I made myself go there, rather than keep on running,
And they embraced me and said, "Welcome, keep coming!"
These people came up and took my hand,
And the feeling I got I couldn't quite understand.
When I spoke of my pain, they said "Thanks for sharing!"
I knew then and there that this was real caring.
They said, "Honey, we know just how you feel.
You are not crazy and your feelings are real!"
I can't tell you how different my life has become.
I now know I'm important, I AM SOMEONE!
By Kathy
I once looked at my life with a feeling of dread.
I felt I would be much better off dead.
Not wanting to wake up after closing my eyes.
But each morning I did, with unhappy surprise.
I felt I was clinging to the end of my rope.
I had no dreams, no promise, no hope.
The rest of my life, it seemed to appear,
Would be lived out in perpetual fear.
But one day I woke up with a new point of view.
What gave me this new outlook, I had no clue.
I knew there must be something better out there.
I had to reach out to someone, somewhere.
And when I reached out, broken and crying,
Someone said, "Hang in there, keep trying!"
I was told of a place that had the knack
Of helping people get their lives back on track.
I made myself go there, rather than keep on running,
And they embraced me and said, "Welcome, keep coming!"
These people came up and took my hand,
And the feeling I got I couldn't quite understand.
When I spoke of my pain, they said "Thanks for sharing!"
I knew then and there that this was real caring.
They said, "Honey, we know just how you feel.
You are not crazy and your feelings are real!"
I can't tell you how different my life has become.
I now know I'm important, I AM SOMEONE!
By Kathy