I’ve often asked myself this question
That all my strength crack does lessen
I wonder what the lure is
Over and over again, I don’t know what this is
Every time I think that I am strong
I walk outside with money and find that I am wrong
I am a very smart person with a solid goal
But once I have a hoot it changes my role
Then I tell myself there is no need or reason to use
But when I find myself using again I get the blues
Sadness envelopes me once I start to think
Tears are welling up in my eyes so I need to blink
Trying to stay clean is an incredible feat
But I swear to myself I will not be beat
by Misty-Lee Davis
Misty-Lee Davis is a member of Megaphone's community writing workshop at the Rainier Hotel. She produced two of the pieces in Megaphone's 2012 Voices of the Street literary anthology.
To read the other poem, "Try", click here. To read an interview about her experience in the Megaphone writing workshops, click here.
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