Dependency; growing up in Jacksonville

This is about my alcoholism that I eventually developed from an early age. After I realized
what I was doing to my family I quit over fourteen years ago and I have not missed
it at all! Self denial that we have a problem fuels our dependency!

A Path Chosen!
By L. Don Oliver

On a path of least resistance,
No matter where it may lead;
Aware of only the moment,
Never caring what I would seed;

Life was in the fast lane,
Spiraling out of my contain;
Easier to fault everyone else,
Never to accept any blame;

Of those who really cared,
Mattered not much to me;
A one way path to destruction,
Is where I chose to be;

I Have kissed the devil,
Experienced the false desire;
Dwelt in the canyons of hell,
Consumed by the raging fire;

No thought of pain caused,
Dismissed the wise man's cry;
Doomed to eternal solitude,
Questioning the reason why;