alcoholism
meth until my teeth fell out
in chunks
selling my body
giving it away for free
not loving my kids well
not loving me

the reason I can share this stuff so openly
is because it’s not a part of me
the dark past is dead
buried
my new past created in Light

I’m addicted to Him
the One Who plucked me out
sometimes tugged against my will

I’ve been given the chance to choose right
every day
a choice there for you

I’m an open book like my God
read me from cover to cover
and you’ll see Hope
worth dying for