Abusing alcohol or drugs ~
the only injured parties at the party?
Extended abuse
takes the fun out of the party
at least deep inside,
where no one else sees or feels
Abuse sneaks over the line
into addiction when
no one is looking
the world is too loud
wounds raw and tender scrape open
Body, mind and spirit split quietly apart
with liquid courage or magic powders
fortified by images of good times.
When abuse or active addiction stops
bruising and bleeding not so quietly heal.
If the world is still too loud
staying stopped almost impossible.
When abuse or active addiction stops
staying stopped becomes possible with tiny pieces of
intention, commitment and faith in the moment
learning, action and belief in each uncertain step
“There is a thin line between the impossible
and the possible ~ that is determination.”
~ Ogwo David Emenike
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