This short collection of poems reflects upon the past thirty years of my life. The thirty poems are a blunt and intimate recollection on the good & bad times and how my resilience in adversity has brought hope and success. The collection reflects the journey of a young man who has been naïve and innocent and yet so experienced and knowledgeable too. The poems are dedicated to the hundreds of men I have worked with in the community in similar situations, but have not been able to find the resilience I have found.