The Power of the Q AndrewC on 09/10/1998 16:32:58 Here is something I've wanted to say for a while about this extraordinary place. The Power of the "Q" I couldn't stop my tobacco use No matter how hard I tried Through years and years of self abuse My will to quit had died And though I had the wish to quit I never could succeed I could not accept, nor could I admit The addiction I was forced to feed Thank God I chose to try again And didn't lay surrender To the demonic substance nicotine Which knows each age and gender Upon those first few days I quit I surfed the net for answers To permanently rid myself Of the cause of many cancers Some how, some way, I stumbled on A site of friendly voices Questions, answers, information A multitude of choices I looked and read and wrote a post To announce my new arrival And to my surprise, I received a host Of tips for my survival It was as if, I jumped into An understanding ocean Of people sharing thoughts and ways To deal with their emotion Some were young, some were old Some were scared a little Some had reached the other side And some were in the middle All came with a common goal To muster the conviction To gather up the strength and soul To break the bonds of their addiction Here I made amazing friends Like those I've never seen We learned to help each other out Of the rocks we were between And so I found a way to clear The smoke that was around me Through the friendships I made here A healthy life surrounds me The confidence that I now have I'll gladly share with you I'm grateful for the people here And the power of the "Q"