Listen no more to the world's lies Take off the scales from your eyes To remove the pain and the scares To see the truth beyond the stars Poems of a recovering addict are just that, they show what some of the feelings and emotions an addict goes through during recovery, and it's no piece of cake. That some days are great and some days are dark, but every day requires prayer and commitment. You have to want it more than you want anything else in life.