July 29
2 CHAIRS
Math is the language that moves closest to the speed of my
brain. The language of recovery slows my
thinking so I am more than numbers and clicks.
I need not race my mind in an effort to win. I am my prize; the victory is mine if I can
embrace who I am. I can use numbers to
figure whether I am more or less, but owning who I am must be given to the talk
of the soul and heart. My nashamah is
not an astral projection to be theorized but the seat of my emotions. The only way to discover myself is through deep
and loving conversation, so I had best pull up two chairs.
Play colors like
music.
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The Regulator
Face to face the clock stares me down.
I nearly dare the mismatched hands
to beat me at my part.
Their never-ending round-house
drops me to the ground.
My foot work is no equal for eternity.
Fancy days and star lit nights distract me
from the fight I’m losing,
directing my thoughts to what I gain.
If I turn with the hours,
dwelling in the moments,
the clock and I are friends,
no more mad-dogging, no time to lose.
Time is with me till the end,
it is not the death of me;
it’s the time of my life.
You are reading selections from Sober on the Way to Sane
and More Lines From My Life by Sherrie Theriault
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