MY WRITINGS FROM MY PAST UP TILL NOW  EACH TELL A STORY IN THEIR OWN WAY   HOW I FELT ON ANY GIVEN DAY  THEY TELL OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IN LIFE   THEY SPEAK OF MY HAPPINESS  THEY SPEAK OF MY STRIFE   THEY TELL OF MY SECRETS,MY HABITS,MY LIES  THEY TELL OF THE TIMES I'VE JUST SAT DOWN TO CRY   THEY TELL OF MY ADDICTION ,FOR SO LONG I HID  THEY TELL OF THE DRUGS I ONCE DID   THEY TELL OF HOW I WAS SAVED BY MY KIDS  THE SPEAK OF VISIONS, DREAMS THAT I HAVE   THEY WILL TELL YOU OF A TIME WHEN I FELT ALONE AND SAD  THEY EXPLAIN MY ANGER, HOW EASY I GET MAD   THEY TELL YOU THINGS I DID THAT MADE ME FEEL BAD  THEY TELL MY CHILDHOOD STORY IN RHYMING WORDS   THEY TELL WHY I TURNED TO DRUGS  THEY TELL OF MY CHILDREN HOW I LOVE THEIR HUGS   THEY SPEAK OF MY FEELINGS, OF OTHER PEOPLE'S LIES  THEY TELL OF A BATTLE I HAVE FOUGHT MY WHOLE LIFE   THEY SPEAK OF HOW AT NIGHT I PRAY  THEY TELL OF THE PEOPLE WHOM IN MY LIFE I LET STAY   THEY TELL HOW MADE IT DAY BY DAY  THEY SPEAK OF MY FAMILY WHOM I HOLD VERY DEAR   THEY ALL HOLD A MESSAGE I SEND TO MY PIER'S  THEY TELL LOVE STORIES I KEPT LOCKED IN MY HEAD   THEY TELL OF MY FEAR, WHY AT NIGHT I HATE GOING TO BED  THEY TELL OF THE MONSTER THAT CONTROLS MY HEAD   THE SECRET THAT BROKE DOWN MY BODY, MIND, MY SOUL  THEY SPEAK OF MEMORIES ALL THE GOOD ALL THE BAD   THEY TALK OF MY MOTHER  THEY TALK OF MY DAD'S   THEY SING ABOUT NATURE, THE GODDESS, THE GOD'S  THEY SPEAK OF RELIGION   THEY TELL OF MY BELIEFS  THEY TELL OF MY INNOCENCE THAT ONCE WAS PURE,THE MONSTER HAD TO TAKE   THEY TELL OF THE CHOICES I HAD TO MAKE  ROADS, PATHS, AND RULES I DID BRAKE   THEY WILL TELL YOU THE STORY OF A BROKEN YOUNG GIRL  WHAT SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH   WHERE SHE IS TODAY  HOW SHE MADE IT THROUGH, WHAT SHE BECAME   THE CHOICES I MADE WITH NOT ONE REGRET  WHILE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD WAS SETTING ON MY CHEST   EVERYTHING THAT HURT  MADE ME HAPPY OR SAD   TURNED TO DRUGS TO HIDE THE PAIN  MOST OF ALL TO HELP KEEP ME SANE   LOOSING EVERYTHING HAVING TO BUILD IT UP AGAIN  A LONG TIME IT TOOK ME TO TELL THIS STORY MY FRIEND'S   IN THE END I LOOK BACK THROUGH THE TWISTS, TURNS, AND BENDS  AS MY HEART MENDS, I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING!   GRAVE LESSONS WERE LEARNED, I HAD TO GROW UP TO FAST  I CAN'T LIVE LIFE DWELLING ON THE PAST   IN MY LIFE NOW A NEW TASK  TO PASS ON MY STORY WITH ALL THE HARD FACTS    TO TOUCH JUST ONE PERSONS HEART  WOULD BRING ME HAPPINESS AND GLORY   THE GODDESS HAS TOLD ME TO PASS THIS ALONG  THAT WRITING FOR YOU ALL IS WHERE I BELONG   TO HELP OPEN YOU HEART, MAYBE HELP FREE A LOST SOUL  FOR ME NOT TO BE SHY, TO BE OPEN, AND BOLD   SO WITH NO REGRETS I SET AND WRITE THIS FOR YOU  I SPEAK FROM THE HEART, THESE WORDS THAT I WRITE   LIFE IS WORTH LIVING AND PUTTING UP THE FIGHT  IT WILL BE A UP HILL BATTLE FROM BEGINNING TO END   KNOW ONE IS A SAINT WE WILL DO SIN  NO MATTER WHERE IN LIFE ANY OF US HAVE BEEN   I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE STORY I HAVE TO TELL  THE VISIONS I SHARE   THE BURDENS I STILL BARE  THIS IS MY LIFE   THIS IS MY STORY  WRITTEN FOR YOU WITH OUT ONE REGRET   NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF MIND SET I'M IN  ALL THIS YOUR READING ARE TRUE FACTS MY FRIEND'S   FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM FROM BEGINNING TO END  I HOPE YOUR RECEIVING THE MESSAGES IN THE WORDS   TOO ALL OF YOU I SEND