Note from Helen: Janice has asked me to put post this poem for her. Her heart breaks when she thinks of the many lives that are taken by Satan, due to drug addiction. She says this: There are so many recovering addicts that I felt compelled to write about them. She would like all who read her poem to pray with her. Please also see this poem presented in a wonderful way by her friend, Steve Pollett. After reading Janice's poem, please take the time to click on the link at the bottom. God bless you, Janice.

Dancing In the Moonlight



I recall a time when
I danced in the moonlight;
Walked along the shores of
Beautiful lakes;

Camping out with deception,
And illusion,
I wondering down paths
Of suffering and pain;

That’s how it began,
But once is all it takes.

I was young; I wanted to fit in,
To belong,
I thought I was grown; v We sat in circles
Drinking and getting stoned

One thing led to another,
And before I knew it, I was hooked;
My fraudulent friend deluded me,
Called it living life
To the fullest,

Now I ask, “when will it all end?’
I had bottomed out;

My true loved ones
Intervened;
They offered their protective
And caring hand,
Leading me down a righteous road
And out of a desolate land.

The resolve was difficult at best,
“Why should God care
If I live or if I die?”
I felt as if I had no self-worth;



So many Christians offered
Up prayers on my behalf;
They told me about a Savior
Whose Father sent Him to earth
To save the lost,
And how He paid the ultimate cost.

They told me how He would forgive
My trespasses if I would just ask,
With Him I could be myself
And throw away the mask
I had been hiding behind
All these years.

Today I am clean;
When I lay my head
Down at night,
I know God has chained up my demons;
Through Jesus, and my faith in God,
I fought the battle and I've won.



©Janice Bumbalough Marler

Steve Pollett put my poem about addiction on his site: Direct Link

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