Hey Guys,

I was going through some of my old emails and I found these poems I wrote a while back.
It was a bit of a dark time for me, I was dealing with some personal demons, and dealing with addiction. I forgot about the poems.. Kinda wanted to share it..

I guess this kinda works into my tattoo. I've had some dark times throughout my life and no matter how bad things seemed or how much I wanted to give up, I pushed through. To me strength comes from the refusal to quit, even when there's no light at the end of the tunnel. I got a tattoo on my right forearm that says remember. People always ask me what I'm remembering and I tell them everything. The good and the bad, especially the bad. It's the difficulties we face that push us to overcome and develop.

Anyways I'm not going to get too cheesy, but here they are:


ACCEPTANCE:

He stares through the fog of his own mind,
Looking into a deep abyss of confusion.
Drifting among the current.
Hands grab at him from every direction.
Scratching... Clawing.
Tearing away at the fabric of his sanity.

He does nothing to defend himself.

His limbs pull away,
Separating at the joints.
His memories pour from the tearing flesh,
and disappear into the surrounding haze.

He is thankful.

He feels nothing but tranquility.
His eyes close as he lets it take him.
He falls apart, carried into nothing,
Embracing the sense of bliss,
and giving himself to it, Forever.
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Hopeful:

His loneliness scratches away at his contempt.
Comfortable, he swings wildly in the dark.
Hitting nothing but himself.
The truth explodes from deep within.
A blinding light washes away everything he knows.
He has lost.
He watches his life fade into the past.
And lives for the first time.