Madeline M Allen

Lifts my spirits when they go astray,
inspires me throughout each day.

Burning desires, flames of the soul,
heated passions that never grows cold.

Papa Stood up on his hind legs, and stuck his nose in the air . Sniff ! Sniff ! Sniff ! Well he said, it smells like a good fishing day to me !

A flood of memories washes over me.
A flood of memories of years gone by.
A flood of memories some good to see.
A flood of memories that makes me cry.

My life changed that hot June night,
when I was so full of fear and fight.

Remember that resentments are the "number one offender",
it destroys more alcoholics than any other contender.

Choose a God of your very own understanding,
one that is loving, forgiving and not demanding.

My prayers were answered in God’s Own time,
he wanted me to own what was really mine.

The party life I thought was now for me,
but that is what bought me to my knees.
Alcohol and drugs where my choice,
I never stopped to think it twice.

Grant me courage to change what I can,
and not take on what I don’t understand.

Afraid to live afraid to die , lost in a world of getting high.