Dee74

last part here:

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-3-a-22.html

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Gilmer

I will get Shotgun
Someone has to take the spot!
Might as well be me

Gilmer

Life is going well
Though I am too busy now
I can handle it.

That's an improvement
From my life a year ago
More capacity

I have grown a lot
Many thanks to my HP
Sort of blindsided!

I just walked through life--
All at once I was improved!
What a miracle!

Tiptree

Monday morning song
Not the same old tune these days
More polka than dirge

Elseware

You dance the polka
I sure love the sound of that
Tippity, tap tap

Elseware

I got out of bed
I'm content to only walk
Least I'm out the door

I shall dance again
Determined is what I am
Two steps up, one down

zerothehero

Monday morning dirge.
Those jigs on saturday night;
that was the true cause.

zerothehero

already loaded
a yard of pea gravel and
shoveled it all out

that will be it for
me until it gets down to
maybe eighty five

hiding in the house
away from the sun and heat
drinking much water

nineties every day
for a week or maybe more
i'm ready for snow

people thanked me for
writing nonsense but the truth
is that's all i write

Tiptree

What utter nonsense
TV's high paid talking heads
Pontificating

zerothehero

still busting my butt
in the hot sun with shovels
dirt, rock, and hard clay

it's painful progress
but i'm finally laying
pavers in gravel

i want to be done
by friday so i can cook
on my patio

i'll drink seltzer in
the shade and say dude i made
this all by myself

Gilmer

Now where is Elseware?
She has lurked; now she must post!
Tell us something good!

Elseware

There's rain! there's thunder!
The lightening is cracking,
I'm under the bed

Gilmer

I am in a lull
I have nothing good to say
Even in my threads.

I wish someone would
Share a really deep concern
Then I could respond.

zerothehero

my deepest concern
is out of my control so
i try to forget

trying to forget
was a central reason for
frequently binging

i grew up near a
nuclear weapons plant and
had many nightmares

i didn't think we
would make it to 2000
but here we all are

i wanted to start
a class action suit citing
mental distress but

it's a lost cause so
i just try to look at the
bright side and bury

my disappointment
with humanity and learn
appreciation

for the good in the
world and in the hearts of the
good people i know

otherwise i would
go mad and probably kill
myself or something

i can't let disgust
lead me into relapse or
something horrible

so i'm making peace
with my demons and breathing
the clear toxic air

zerothehero

my mom used to say
be careful what you ask for
you might just get it

Gilmer

I am in a rut
Even though the errand queen--
Must engage my brain

Tried to start a class
Won't be able till next week.
At least I have hope!

zerothehero

hope is better than
soap on a rope or even
dope to help you cope

Elseware

I've heard otherwise
I have heard there is no hope
It's a one note song

But I make a stand
Sunflowers peek out and up
Symphony explodes

Elseware

I play let's pretend
I listen to old music
And dance with myself

Quietly sit and muse
Wish for things I cannot have
They do not exist

No, not anymore
Though I want to be in love
The best high there is

zerothehero

then ask hope for what
tomorrow afterlife death
today meaning life

fall in love again
with life - in that there is hope
dance to your heartbeat

the cool morning breeze
reminds me that the day is
born to be pleasing

craving is futile
and for what - booze love more less
all we need is here

all we need is now
this moment with its pains and
pleasures will suffice