Sobriety cleared the bleak fog from my perceptive lens
It gave me the priceless gift of clarity,
Awarded me the opportunity of experiencing life while living in grace
Introduced me to feeling a sense of security I’d never known
Led me to believe in and romanticize dreams while awake
Reconnected me to my childhood passion and gift
Surprised me with peace and hope in possibility
And unmasked the illusion of suffering –
Suffering is a symptom of addiction
An addiction to thought
An addiction to the chemicals of negative emotion
An addiction to alcohol and drugs
An addiction to powerlessness and helplessness
An addiction to ego
If you can conquer the addiction, you can navigate in the stormiest of skies and still see beauty in life
Sobriety taught me courage
The courage to fight from within and observe my own bullshit
To relentlessly interrogate my inner thorns and flatten their edges
In the end, I got my power back but it’s only the beginning
I am drifting toward the woman I am meant to be
I hope I’ve inspired just a bit of curiosity to hopefully lead you to what your clarity may help you see
