greyskies Posted January 9, 2006 Posted January 9, 2006 I have just gotten clean from a 30 year drug addiction. I had so many friends when I was a user and now I only have two or three. And it hurts so much that all the people I thought were truly my friend were not my friends. Anyway I wrote this poem to express my feelings about this. It looks like being sober can show you whose your friend, I only have one or two now, when I thought I had nine or ten, Well, being clean and off of drugs is where I'd rather be, Then having people whom I thought were friends sitting next to me, It's better to have a couple of friends that I know are true, Then to think I had more then that and being all confused, So if you are a drug user and have a lot of friends, I truly hope that you get clean, you'll be happier in the end!!!! Thanks for listening, have a great day
littlekitty Posted January 9, 2006 Posted January 9, 2006 A good peom, and very true. Although only a recreational drug user, when I gave up I lost many friends who weren't interested if I wasn't out clubbing doing drugs. I was astonished... but it just added another level to me knowing how to seperate true friends from associates.
Author greyskies Posted January 9, 2006 Author Posted January 9, 2006 I just wish I wasnt so blinded. I spent huge amounts of money and made it too and spent it all on these people whom took my kindness for weakness. Yeah I wish I could be recreational but Im not willing to go back to hibernating and giving everything I got to people who dont appreciate a good friend. Of all the people I hung with the ones I didnt trust and thought were not my friends turned out to be the ones that were. Crazy how the sh** can corrupt your way of thinking when you are a heavy user. I had some great fun in my addiction. But I was always looking over my shoulder. I was running. May be giving my number back though. Then things will be different for me. But until then I must be a good girl. Lol thanks for responding!!! Keepon keeping on Little Kitty!
littlekitty Posted January 10, 2006 Posted January 10, 2006 I just wish I wasnt so blinded. I spent huge amounts of money and made it too and spent it all on these people whom took my kindness for weakness. Yeah I wish I could be recreational but Im not willing to go back to hibernating and giving everything I got to people who dont appreciate a good friend. Of all the people I hung with the ones I didnt trust and thought were not my friends turned out to be the ones that were. Crazy how the sh** can corrupt your way of thinking when you are a heavy user. I had some great fun in my addiction. But I was always looking over my shoulder. I was running. May be giving my number back though. Then things will be different for me. But until then I must be a good girl. Lol thanks for responding!!! Keepon keeping on Little Kitty! Strange how things work out isn't it?! I think I all too often got taken advantage of because of my kindness...! Well done for getting clean and staying clean! You keep on keeping on too girl!!
JayKay Posted January 10, 2006 Posted January 10, 2006 You keep doing what you need to stay clean and sober. It's a painful thing to realize so many so-called friends were merely 'hangers-on' and opportunists. Getting rid of all the 'dead weight' in your life can be a difficult process. In the long run though, when you look back years from now, you will be grateful that those destructive and dark relationships exited your life. You still have a couple of true friends, and it's a great thing to understand and appreciate true friendship. Have gratitude for the good people in your life. Try to be a positive person and more positive people will be drawn into your circle.
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