Poems by Ivey Cherry

Yesterday I became 56— To think about it was a scare

To realize the life I lived was definitely a dare

Yesterday as I think of it was a life of drugs and crime

As I look back and think about it, it was all a waste of time

Today my life is different, with the way that I live today

I’m glad I turned my life around to get away from yesterday!

Ivey Cherry

Sitting there in group and pondering my intentions it came to me as a sudden light, this sudden intervention.

Looking back and thinking, I can clearly see that by the time I’m finished with this, it’ll be all about me.

This sudden taking of interest in the workshop, I hope it’s a liking that’ll never stop!

Short and swift as you can plainly see, the thoughts in all honesty were all about me.

Ivey Cherry

As I’m sitting here in Creative Writing, the strangest thought comes to me: that eventually, my recovery will be my destiny!

For instance, I used to rob and steal. Now I’m in recovery and eating a meal.

My family was the last thing on my mind. But ’cause of my recovery, the time for them I’ll find.

I believe in my recovery. Because now, it’s all about me.

Ivey Cherry