"ONE DAY AT A TIME"

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"ONE DAY AT A TIME"

"ONE DAY AT A TIME"


I  called my "friend" one day
Told him to meet me at the "spot"
I had something important to say

He was there when I arrived
We sat and chatted about nothing
Then I dropped the bomb-what I had strived

I thought he'd be happy, for this was good news
Or so I thought, I drank a long time
Alcohol was my drug of choice, what I'd abuse

When he got up and and walked away
It dawned on me then
This would force him to look at himself; just not today

I stared after him wishing it were not true
To lose the booze from my life
Meant that I'd lose people too

So sad it is to find out who really cares
In such a harsh manner when you get sober
Better to lose the "friends" then to fall down the stairs

That was almost twenty years ago
My life has changed in many ways
A "Higher Power" yes, the booze, no!



Dori Wheeler  10july09

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dragonfly1023 commented on "ONE DAY AT A TIME"

07-10-2009

I guess we all choose our own paths and "friends" happen along the way in each of them. usually if the path is a bad one... so is the friend. thanks for the honesty and it's good to hear that the "Higher Power" changed your course :D

DWriter

07/10/2009

Thank you for the comment and the great score! That "Higher Power" turned my entire life around! It'll be 20 years 12/28/09 of sober living, a day at a time! Sometimes the people have failed me, but never the program and my Higher Power! Bright Blessings to you my friend! Dori

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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