Believing That You Can

Believing That You Can

Steffi Bermudes is a student with TLC Online at The English Center. She
plans to take vocational classes at The English Center, and then earn a
degree in International Business. Her teacher is Ms. Pruitt.

Addiction

Pills spilling tears dropping

Families crashing independent

stopping. Bang. Bang. Blood

shed they are all dead

lives lost from a bullet to the head alcohol

pouring shot that goes

soaring through the vein

they think that takes away

their pain Jesus Jesus

they cry into the night

the way the truth the

light that saves me from

the demons plague me inside my heart.

This poem is from the heart.

I hope it gives you a brand new

start.

Stephanie Royal is a student at Learn To Read Jacksonville.

Goodbye Mr. Blue

Saying goodbye and letting go is so hard.
Taking one day alone hurts inside and outside.
You’ve made me feel good for so long. I depended on the
needs, yours and mine. Your need was me and mine was
you. A match in heaven, I thought, but I came to realize it
was hell. Don’t you ask me why? You took everything. I
should be the one to ask why?
But guess what, I had some thoughts in that also.
No blame, just shame. Shame of the control you had over
me. I thought I was in love with you. I was at once, but that
turned into hate after I realized you had my head scrambled
up. No more! Can you hear that?
No more! I’m at peace with my life.
The turn over is awesome. Maybe one day I’ll thank you for
letting me go in a wrong way. Why? Because someone else
had a say in my life and he took you away from me. Until I