A poem that nearly ended my high-school career

“Never trust an addict.” Or so they say. Living that stigma, I can’t help but agree with those words. Throughout my addiction I have broken so many trusts, it has risen to innumerable proportions. Through family and friends, bosses, and coworkers, I have completely destroyed any ounce of faith that…

I am 31 years of age and have struggled the majority of my life with addiction. I have been to the depths of hell and back, in and out of…

I was recently going through things making space for our newest baby boy and I came across the eulogy I had written for my mother when I was 18. …

Addiction has posed a struggle in every aspect of my life as it does in every pursuer. From failed attempts to last friends, broken relationships, and disastrous reality. None the less, getting sober is the right decision for all. Focusing on the relationship aspect of recovery, I have begun thinking…

In the Beginning With your last line, what would you say? How do you end all communication along with existence? The criteria for writing your final act, the last piece of art to ever describe you, has always been a puzzling one to me. …

As you begin a recovery journey, you quickly learn the motto of “person, places, and things.” These are the three things you MUST change if you want any success at a sober life. …

With the continuance of my recovery in the “real-world”, I have discovered some incredibly frustrating parts of a largely simplistic plan. When it comes to getting clean and staying clean, the bottom line is “Don’t Use” which seems obvious, but for struggling addicts like myself, it is more of a…

As depression soars and the darkness veils We look to hope in magnificent scales Without the understanding of why we’re tied down We lack the sensibility to forge our crown We can never comprehend why life throws us curves Forgetting the right path when our judgment swerves I believe we…