The Journey

I started out on a journey,
A journey of self discovery,
Travelled on bus, feet and train,
Along the way I seen through many a day,
Days lost to selfish gain.

I started out on a journey,
A journey to escape,
Escapism from a world swallowing my soul,
I had grew into a place of selfish ways,
Drug fuelled binges,
Leading to hazy days.

I started out on a journey,
A journey to the unknown,
Seen some things about myself,
Things I did not like,
I was the cause of all my pain,
Yet I kept on causing more,
Shameful tears hidden in the rain.

I started out on a journey,
A journey to move forward,
Change into a higher being,
Open up my mind,
Clean up my act and tidy my room,
Inside was such a mess,
Learn from life’s lessons,
Turn selfish into selflessness.

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On my journey,
I experienced many things,
Memories soaking up the spilt lager, drugs and gin,
Many things I found new and exciting,
Shame every one was a sin.

On my journey,
I experienced many things,
Women and men it did not matter,
Gluttony, adultery and lust,
My happiness over all others,
But was my cause just.

On my journey,
I experienced many things,
New faces and places,
People in the crowd,
Friends for a day and friends for a night,
Children of many different worlds,
Friends now out of sight.

On my journey,
I experienced many things,
Looking out for number one,
I moved from place to place,
Burnt bridges lay behind,
Call me self-absorbed and I would call it true,
Friends left hurt and broken,
I am sorry to all of you.

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My journey led me full circle,
Now I am back home,
I learnt many things along the way,
Lessons learned and skills gained,
Abilities I show today.

My journey led me full circle,
Now I am back home,
A journey filled with challenges,
Appreciation for no-one,
A challenge I had to face,
I faced it head to head and learnt respect for everyone.

My journey led me full circle,
Now I am back home,
The dark days I left behind so long ago,
Are now all gone,
The storm clouds that once followed me,
Have gone and left for good,
Now I look up to heaven and clear skies I see.

My journey led me full circle,
Now I am back home,
A journey started many moons ago,
When I was just a boy,
My room clean and the act now over,
Problems? I still have some,
Dealing with them is easier,
Because a man I have become.