awake

awake

i was asleep

inside my shell

i was unaware

of a living hell

i hid from worry

i hid from stress

i fixed my mind

on unhappiness

call it something else,

i'd say

if i pretend...

 it will go away

fooled my soul

for far too long

in my heart i knew

that direction was wrong

i had tried so

many ways

to find the path

wherein joy stays

then one day

i did a simple thing

i walked the block

and chose to sing

a song about redemption

from my own prison

a body stuck and

addiction ridden

i kept on waking

i started running

i purposely moved

 life became stunning

the light came in

the flip turned "on"

my goal now is

a half marathon

i woke up from a

nightmarish dream

and being awake

i want to scream

don't give up!

you can always wake!

find the light

for your soul's sake

let go of sleeping

let go of dreaming

put aside your roadblocks

and embrace meaning

it starts with a step

an example, a plan

make today YOUR day

i know you can

I did it, and that is

where my life began