I'm A True Story

Many people say “once an addict, always an addict”
Now that may be true, but that’s not always the end verdict
Some people find the faith they need
Some people fail before they truly succeed
I can write about this confidently
Because I am living proof, I am a true story
I’ve shared some of my pain, now it’s time to share my glory
What needs to be told right now
Is the trip to recovery, and how
Just remember, I am a true story
You can be a success too just like me
All you have to do is follow some steps
It’s not going to be easy, and it’s going to feel like a continuous test
But it’s all going to be worth it in the end
I promise you this, I have no purpose to lie or to pretend
First you need to find a reason, my reason was me
I was tired of feeling like I needed to live for everyone else
I was tired of feeling like I needed to breathe for everyone else
So I decided to change my life, and I’m beyond proud
I can finally tell people I’m a true story out loud
Second, you have to believe in yourself like nothing else matters
Because if you don’t believe in yourself, your hard work will shatter
You have to have the will to fight, you have to have the will to find the light
You have to truly want to be a better version of you
Just take it day by day and the rest will follow through
Some people have different paths, different techniques
But that’s what makes US a true story and unique
Trust me when I say this, there is no better feeling than feeling sober
Because living a life that isn’t truly yours, gets exhausting when it takes over
So if you can’t find it within yourself to do better
Please read this poem, if you need to, read it as a letter
Coming from one recovering addict to the next
We can be the generation who creates a better one via text
You and me together we can create a new world
Not just for you and me, but for the younger boys and girls
Together, forever, we must come together as one
To prove to ourselves, to each other, that love can conquer all and never be undone

Stephanie Davis
May 2021