James Mahauariki Poet I do not know?

Oh To Be Free

The people I love try not to show,
But they see me dying and they know.
The battle that takes place...in me,
With my addiction, Oh to be free.

Fifteen years trapped inside,
Thousands of lonely teardrops cried.
Without my addiction, What good could I be?
Thoughts conflicting, Oh to be free.

Desperate to prove I'm right not wrong,
Knowing that i can never really belong.
With my addiction, Much bigger than me,
Wishing it would end, Oh to be free.

Ever consuming, lives destroyed
its been here so long its so hard to avoid
I run try to hide but it still finds me
my head in my hands, Oh to be free

how can i find motivation to breathe
let alone find the courage to finally leave
my pastimes of old, to find the old me
while I’m fighting my addictions, Oh to be free

by James Thomas Mahauariki
Copyright © 2008

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Murray Mahauariki February 2, 2012 at 10:57 AM Hey brother, once you settle in I think it's time for a slam fest? wot you think... been a while. But we still gota stick the the rules on soup...

Carol Sunshine Brown February 2, 2012 at 5:22 AM A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you James. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love, Carol

Maxeen Dennis February 2, 2012 at 2:19 AM I love your poem, but I am sorry that it was inspired from an addiction.