Now I Live

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Now I Live

I was dead but now I live
Show my gratitude as I give
I had a hole I could not fill
Down deep inside of me
I was stoned
I could not see
What was happening to me
I drank like a sponge
All I could get
So many blackouts I regret
When that stop working
I turned to drugs
Trying to fill that hole
I came mighty close
To killing my soul
My drug of choice
Was more, more, more
Of anything I could score
From acid to pot and pills
I thought I found a lot of cheap thrills
They enhanced the alcohol I drank
I watched my life as it sank
By the grace of God I did not die
I was so lonely
Yet I could not cry
Watching my life pass me by
All I could do was deny
Then I got honest
Faced my ways
With the help of the 12 step program
God brightened my days
Now I live to give it away
I'm so grateful and blessed today
I work my program from
Morning until night
No longer do I rebel and fight
I have this peace deep inside
No longer do I dwell in false pride

Daniel M Corkery
10/22/2000