Letting Go

Today I sat and thought about you,  I took a long hard look at all the pain you put me through. Not just me, but my family too.

 You stripped away how many years?  How many Olympic pools did you fill with tears?  How much pain did you and I cause? How much unfixable relationships did we flush down the john?  

 Oh how we had such a glorious time,  but now I must cast such childish things aside.  I see you now for who you really are,  a wolf in sheep's clothing the devils spawn.  

 I refuse to give you a single glance, even with you whispering the sweetest words I can't take the chance.  For they are all lies like they've always been, and I refuse to live my life living in sin. 

 I'm sorry addiction my old friend,  but there's no more room in my life for all your destruction. With the help of GOD I continue to grow,  and from this new growth my future unfolds. 

 I don't need you to hold my hand,  or to get me through the thoughts in my head.  To make me feel unbreakable,  to slowly torture my beautiful soul. All I need from you is to stay away, and just know I will not come out and play.  

 I have found a new way to live,  to cope with all the things that I did.  To find peace and serenity in everyday. With the help of my higher power I keep you at bay.  

         Ryan Hibbard