The Beast Died

And I cried today

Melissa Steussy
Put It To Rest

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Photo by ian dooley on Unsplash

When I remembered
That little girl

Who was so scared to relax
Always on edge

No wonder she found
Solace in the bottle

He tormented her
Every summer day

He banged her door down
And found something

To make her wrong

Always on edge
Always afraid

Walking on tiptoes
Afraid to wake the beast

But the beast has died
And his body turned to ash

Was he really as big and scary
As he seemed?

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Melissa Steussy
Put It To Rest

26 years sober, health nut, supplement junkie, and all-around fantastic gal. Wrote a book called, Let Your Privates Breathe-Breaking the Cycle of Addiction....