Today's blog in my diary (2/21/08) I decided to share some poems I've written. You will note the marked difference in tone and context from the one's where addiciton ruled and then one where sobriety took hold. If anyone wants to take a look and see the dychotomy...it may help with those struggling, as we all do.
You write beautifully Zipper. I thought the ones when you were struggling were quite amazing. Definitely a huge difference once you got sober. Thank you for sharing those. Really beautiful!
:-) Valarie
:-) Valarie
Thank you, my new friend....yea, one can almost taste the misery and sorrow in the ones written while giving alcohol the power.
Thanks again for the compliment...I write for myself. It is therapeutic. If people enjoy them, great. If not, I don't take it personally. They are written for me. :)
Thanks again for the compliment...I write for myself. It is therapeutic. If people enjoy them, great. If not, I don't take it personally. They are written for me. :)
Writing is really therapeutic! It helps with all the obsessive thoughts rolling around in my head from time to time. If I don't get it out it's torture. I stay up nights from time to time thinking and obsessing over the most ridiculous things.
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Take care my new Pal on the ArG board! :-)
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Take care my new Pal on the ArG board! :-)
Oh my word, that last one is glorious.....you capture it so well. I can't help thinking all anyone in recovery would ever need is to read those poems....
...but I think the truth is some of us human beings do sometimes need someone to remind us to step into the light you paint so beautifully in words......and that's what meeting those who really understand where we're walking and what we've felt is so helpful....at least it is for me.... Seeing them look right back at me with acceptance and love and understanding and full of hope for my well-being....people I thought of as strangers caring for ME..... well, it's a powerful support zipper....you mention in your diary that getting to meetings is a bit difficult....any luck recently? When I say "luck"....hehehe....luck has little to do with it....I KNOW that those times when I REALLY didn't want to go were often the times I heard something so profoundly important for me....
Just my esh...
...but I think the truth is some of us human beings do sometimes need someone to remind us to step into the light you paint so beautifully in words......and that's what meeting those who really understand where we're walking and what we've felt is so helpful....at least it is for me.... Seeing them look right back at me with acceptance and love and understanding and full of hope for my well-being....people I thought of as strangers caring for ME..... well, it's a powerful support zipper....you mention in your diary that getting to meetings is a bit difficult....any luck recently? When I say "luck"....hehehe....luck has little to do with it....I KNOW that those times when I REALLY didn't want to go were often the times I heard something so profoundly important for me....
Just my esh...
