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Stop Trying to Hide
Stop trying to hide
The screaming inside.
You try to drown out the noise
With cars, clothes and toys
Starved for image compliments.
Stop trying to hide
The screaming inside you.
Pretend it isn't there;
Ignore it till you fall.
All that's in you wasn't made to hurt you.
Now, the once quiet warning
Is a booming wall
And can no longer be stilled
By efforts unreal.
The screaming inside.
You try to drown out the noise
With cars, clothes and toys
Starved for image compliments.
Stop trying to hide
The screaming inside you.
Pretend it isn't there;
Ignore it till you fall.
All that's in you wasn't made to hurt you.
Now, the once quiet warning
Is a booming wall
And can no longer be stilled
By efforts unreal.
Neil Presley Cox, Copyright © 2013 "Alcoholprism"
Alcoholprism
Substance abuse permeates our society; it robs millions of freedom and happiness. Some “treatment centers” promise a cure from substance abuse in a matter of days, but require large amounts of money to do so. At the same time, people are meeting to stay sober all over the world without money changing hands. Alcoholprism offers an insider’s view of the hellish cycle of addiction and the way to climb out of the hole.
In this poetry collection, he recounts instances of addicts regaining hope and answers questions about twelve-step recovery programs and staying sober with honesty and compassion.

Addiction is a strange thing to watch; even stranger is the recovery of some alcoholics and addicts while others continue to destroy their lives. Presley Cox, a recovering alcoholic who helps others stay sober, has witnessed the recovery of people given up for lost by just about everyone in their lives.