One Year Ago

It was one year ago The first poem I wrote I picked up a pen In my efforts to cope It was one year ago I was in a dark space Stuck between a rock And a very hard place It was one year ago My lowest I went I let myself slip Time waisted I spent It was one year ago That I hated myself So I picked up a pen In my efforts to help It was one year ago That I made a change Lost in my head So I wrote on a page It was one year ago I thought I was failing My life was in chaos Thought I was derailing It was one year ago How I hated my thoughts So I picked up a pen In my efforts to stop It was one year ago No I haven't looked back Still writing today To keep me on track It was one year ago Now over 200 poems It's my way to beat My emotions and show them It was one year ago I don't feel the same I still pick up a pen In my efforts to change By Troy Toney 12-7-19