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  April 2021     1 year ago

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Finding Home

I built myself a little box

to live away my life in,

but when I tried to step inside,

I found I didn’t fit in.

So I took a little hammer,

and I pounded on my head

to see if I could cubify

to fit my little bed.

I pounded and I...

by Evonna Dotson

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My loving hero

You're my hero
Soldier Saint and Soulmate
You're the strongest man
You hold the world and my heart in your hands
You keep me safe from an ocean away
Now I only wish that I could do the...

by Evonna Dotson

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What It’s Like To Watch Your Mom Suffer From Addiction

I get up in the morning and she’s still awake — it’s probably because of all the drugs she takes.

I look into her eyes and all I see is emptiness, with every passing day, I see less and less of the woman who gave me...

by Evonna Dotson

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Who Are You To Judge?

People want to say bad things
And judge you for the monster you've become
But they don't know the truth
Of just how bad drugs have made you...

by Evonna Dotson

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That's Right I'm The Daughter Of An Addict

As I went away,
You wasted another day.
I guess I wasn't as important
As you used to say.

You were given a choice:
Either them or me.
But they blinded you,
And you just couldn't...

by Evonna Dotson

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