~Our Addictions~

We are addicted, we have deep set fears.
Our body calls daily for what we've done for years.
 The bottle, the pills kept away our hidden tears.
The sickness awaits us each and every new day;
 wondering, will our minds tell us
"Are we addicted Today?"
Letting go of old behaviors trying to do only good.
A struggle sometimes this is to remember how we
"should."
The rage and sadness that runs deep; our souls
gone awry.  Trying to keep up with the AA slogan
 "Just for Today"
Then one day we relapse, we "thought" we were
Ok.  The patterns, the behaviors this illness never
went away.
We are addicted we have deep set fears.  Some
fight more than others holding back the tears.
We look at the innocence in our children's eyes.
Hoping they never endure the pain, their parents
keep in disguise.
One day it hits us, and it hits us good.  We hit
bottom again, we "thought" we understood.
We must accept we have this disease, It awaits us
each and everyday.  We must remember it hides
in us.  We need to always stop and PRAY.
Keep it simple One step through Nine, and
remember there's Ten, Eleven, and Twelve.  For
us Alcoholics it's ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

 ~ Written by Lisa Marie~