Sturdy Sometimes all that’s left To round things out When thinking fast or slow Is the study of the oldest art A sleep perchance to dream To dream and wake refreshed Our body feeling well and strong Sturdy, balanced, ready to face doubt.
Tag: recovery
2022 Poem Eleven
CW: Alcoholism, substance abuse. addiction For Jack Daniels There was a time I would try to drink myself sober. Jack Daniels was a mistress that everyone knew I had- captivating me as soon as my tongue tasted him. A glass bottle full of magic…
Progression
Thoughtless health, casual happiness: Fade to black, aching emptiness: Bleak despair, lonely hopelessness: Moving on. Finding hope, future brightening Treatment plans, self-enlightening, Falling back, darkness tightening: Moving on. Pitch and yaw, hope to bleak despair Back and forth, experts everywhere Callous disregard, no-one seems to…