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Bookmark
10-8-10

I kept the same bookmark for ten years
Yet not tainted by spills of coffee nor my beers
Once an alcoholic always one
So we conclude with the notion
Of, O just what is the point in sobriety
Yet I see this is a better life
Of less depression and anxiety
May us not be afraid of these words
And speak up to sell our story
To help a soul or two
For in such a confrontation
We might just find something new....




Answered Supplication
10-8-10

For years I cried out, save me, save me
And one day it happened
I woke up with no memory of what I did the night before
And I was delivered from my drink
And I still had the will to theorize and think
I never had a hangover once
Correct me if my words make it appear
That I'm still in denial
Pardon me for I am still a sinner
In other fields of dung where I need to watch where I step
So I smile by my conscious choice and the mood becomes real
Taking up this new practice
To know it's more than a way to feel...





In The Now And Then
10-8-10

Discovering precious stones of balas and spinel
Still in my personal nostalgia of cassettes and vinyl
It does not mean that I need to live in the past
But indeed I am glad that I am here and now at last
As tomorrow I pay a visit to Mother
As I put into practice the loving of one another
Waiting for a knock at my front door
As I learn that if I am thankful now
Then later I will know more
As I count my blessings
Of stones of balas and spinel....





I've Already Got It
10-8-10

I laid in bed but I could not sleep
But I have accomplished one sweet hour of prayer
None of this time ever goes to waste
For now I'm back in my corner poetry chair
As it seems I go on searching for what I've already got
As I thank God for what I am and what I am not
The search ought to be over now
For I have the prize in my heart and Spirit....