Sobriety;
Detachment from society
A mastery of an elusive constitution
As my mind seeks restitution
Not a fear for the weak
Entrenched in my veins
Remain the pain while I abstain
Sobriety;
The ultimate redemption
While I choke on deception
As my despair culls my erection
Angelic she stares
While hell lights up and stokes desire
A needle, a line; I say fuck it, STOP the whine
Sobriety;
Let’s redefine
A caged freedom of sacrifice
A hate of my deceitful fate
A love of acceptance in my daily reflections
I am Sobriety
A daily choice
As I silence the voice
For Bloggsy Malone (Dave Luis) – I wrote this on the morning of 16 April 2017 to celebrate your anniversary, but with it being one of my early morning hours of wakefulness activities, I completely forgot that I wrote it! So, here you go – I found it in my phone notes yesterday 🙂
This is so amazing! I am so honoured that you wrote this for me! Thank you! Thank you for the ongoing support, and cheers at every milestone, and for knowing that there are moments of isolation, questioning, fear, reversion, questioning, sacrifice and restitution – and ultimately, resolution to espouse sobriety not only as a new way of life, but the only way of life, to acknowledge the past, but not to live there; to acknowledge the damage, but not to resent that it exists, nor feel shame for it, but to make amends by never repeating it. Thank you for sharing this journey with me.
You are an inspiration Dave. Your life story reminds me of why my parents never gave up on my brother – even when we left him to live on the street, a homeless person. Your life reminds me that change IS possible.
this is beautiful
Thank you.
This one is lovely. I have read it twice and moving up to read it again.
Thank you.
Strikes a chord this one does; sobering indeed. Just for today Im truly grateful to be here and no longer there, thx Chevone.
🙂
It will be 7 years tomorrow, and reading your words here again is so moving. Thank you.
I think of you often, and admire your commitment to sobriety. This will be my brother’s 7th year as well.
Please send him my congrats for his milestone, in due time! Xx
Thank you, will do 🙂