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Down Hill

2-3-26

By ALEXIS Harris Published about 3 hours ago 2 min read
Down Hill
Photo by Claudel Rheault on Unsplash

Down Hill,

Your doing great

You even have your head in straight

You finally made yourself a brand-new, shiny white clean slate

Now, all you have to do is not fall for the bait

Just stop and wait so you don't make a mistake and start going down hill

Don't let them win the kill

Don't let them steal the strength you gained to heal

Don't get brain washed into thinking that they feel

They wouldn't even spend a dime on you for a meal

Find you a person that will

But before anything , you have to make yourself a deal

Don't relapse and plummet down hill

Know your worth

Know that you don't need no woman or mad to do all the work

Be strong

Don't let them see you hurt

You've spent 7 months working to build a relationship even if its just a little bit

Y'all learned how to communicate the correct way

Learnt how to listen to what each other has to say

And you all will have a great day

Pathway was your saving grace

Be thankful you got sent off to that place

You learnt how to live in the child's place

Not being fast and not constantly looking over you shoulder thinking "who's that?"

You have a schedule but not always food that's very edible

Your no longer attempting to be a rebel

Because you finally relised it's okay to settle

To calm down even when people are around

You now know it's not always cute to show

To act out, to show your body, to act like your parents never taught you

Right from wrong, you choose wrong, you chose to make your stay long.

You wouldn't be honest, not with yourself, not for your mental health

But now you can say your well

Soon your going back to school. please don't make your people look like a fool

Don't relapse because of the new people. don't let them turn you evil.

Stay strong to your will

When you get anxious just stay still

Don't become ill over such a little spill

Keep pushing

DON'T GO DOWNHILL !

sad poetry

About the Creator

ALEXIS Harris

My name is Alexis. I’m 16 and striving to be a poet. After being locked up for 7 months, I learned to face my emotions instead of hiding them. Poetry became my voice, my healing, and my way to grow. Writing turned my pain into purpose.

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