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relapse poem
I found this when struggling with my father's relapse . . .
It reminded me of how important it is to never forget that I am and have everything today because of my sobriety.
Relapse
by Tim conley
It's easy to get lazy, when the pain goes away
Memories growing hazy, of the price we have to pay
Like children who will wander, from the safety of a home
A never ending nightmare, waking up and all alone.....
It's crazy to go easy, on the things that keep us sane
To look and find a reason, to turn and walk away
Feeling like we're better, like our wounded mind has healed itself somehow
And even though we hate it, turning back beneath that cloud
People who would love us lose - leaving in the guilt regrets and shame
Lost somewhere so far between, believing lies and feeling all the pain
Relapse to the bottle, to the wickedness and hollow place inside
Wandering in madness, from the spirits poured within you can not hide...
It's easy to get lazy, when the pain goes away
Memories growing hazy, of the price we have to pay
Like children who will wander, from the safety of a home
A never ending nightmare, waking up and all alone.....
It reminded me of how important it is to never forget that I am and have everything today because of my sobriety.
Relapse
by Tim conley
It's easy to get lazy, when the pain goes away
Memories growing hazy, of the price we have to pay
Like children who will wander, from the safety of a home
A never ending nightmare, waking up and all alone.....
It's crazy to go easy, on the things that keep us sane
To look and find a reason, to turn and walk away
Feeling like we're better, like our wounded mind has healed itself somehow
And even though we hate it, turning back beneath that cloud
People who would love us lose - leaving in the guilt regrets and shame
Lost somewhere so far between, believing lies and feeling all the pain
Relapse to the bottle, to the wickedness and hollow place inside
Wandering in madness, from the spirits poured within you can not hide...
It's easy to get lazy, when the pain goes away
Memories growing hazy, of the price we have to pay
Like children who will wander, from the safety of a home
A never ending nightmare, waking up and all alone.....
Last edited by CarolD; 03-27-2006 at 11:31 AM.
Michael
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London England
Posts: 291
Rose,
It's easy to get lazy when the pain goes away. Never a truer word spoken but I guess it's part of being human that makes us forget the struggle we go through to find sobriety.
From the beginning of my sobriety I have tried to keep reinforcing the good things that have come to me purely as a result of deciding not to drink. It may seem strange but I concentrate hardest on the very smallest things; not waking in the early hours and being unable to sleep, not having to divert my breath so that others would not smell the alcohol, being able to walk down stairs without the fear of falling. I am trying to remain grateful for my new life and I don't want to hazard it through laziness.
Best wishes
Michael
It's easy to get lazy when the pain goes away. Never a truer word spoken but I guess it's part of being human that makes us forget the struggle we go through to find sobriety.
From the beginning of my sobriety I have tried to keep reinforcing the good things that have come to me purely as a result of deciding not to drink. It may seem strange but I concentrate hardest on the very smallest things; not waking in the early hours and being unable to sleep, not having to divert my breath so that others would not smell the alcohol, being able to walk down stairs without the fear of falling. I am trying to remain grateful for my new life and I don't want to hazard it through laziness.
Best wishes
Michael
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