Compass Retreat

Recovery Says

Stop what you’re doing, you’ve got it wrong
The way you’re going, you don’t have long
The time has come, ‘one day’ is here
Move away from the lifestyle you’ve held so dear
As the cloak of denial falls from you
Your eyes will open and see what’s true
Hope awakens in your beating heart
You acknowledge your problem, you own your part
Step by step, you move further away
From those dark and empty, hopeless days
Your soul awakens deep within
You feel its movement with a grin
Colors are back, vibrant and true
You see them like they're all brand new
The people you love are no longer at war
You hurt them less, you love them more
You’re astonished and humbled and brought to your knees
By the cunning and power of your disease
On your own, you don’t have a chance
You’re simply a puppet to addictions' sick dance
But together WE recover every day
Meetings and a Higher Power show the way
Families are mended, trust is regained
The circle is broken of never ever ending pain
You find a thirst for something new
Love fills the cup of your old brew
Free at last, or so they say…
Gratitude keeps the demons at bay
As you lay in bed at night
You pray for guidance to make things right
A purpose is found in years of past pain
And sharing it with others is your gain
If you find yourself lost, WE are here
Hope is very, very, near
Start by bending a knee to the floor
Pray for help, then pray it some more
Recovery says it’s your choice to make
Two paths, one life, which will you take?

Lorelie Rozzano.
www.jaggedlittleedges.com

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