Sober Shots

So dark.  So deep.. So hard to breathe...
No where to retreat.
Wont accept defeat!
No time to sin, or look within.
These walls are closing in...

I've spent some time on the bottom!
Big problem!!!
Scraping, clawing, gnawing my way...
Telling myself if I'm vertical,
it was a good day!

And hey! 
Maybe I'm not on my feet,
but I'm off my knees.
My dreams I believe.
Therefore, I strive to achieve...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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July 22, 2010 at 10:36 AM
well done Matt, enjoyed your fight for your will,,I loved your poem,..Did you visit my Blog,,,I put the word Unicorn on it ..lol.. hey it kinda S**k that they banned slam,,I will call my return to you Free Verse,,hey the contest winners will be out in two hours,..p.d.
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