October 21
REFLECTIONS OF YOU
When people meet me they listen and stare, then the familiar
words tumble from their mouths, “there is something about you.” I know it’s the reflection of every person I
saw at the meeting last night, the sober voices that created them, also the
mirror of years spent in rooms just the same.
I know this is what is seen in me.
The bright light shines on me and the prism of time fans the colors to
my new acquaintance. I thank my Higher
Power for letting me be a spectral instrument and I am grateful to the
fellowship for shining the light on and through me.
Recycle absolutes
into planters.
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Canine Comprehension
I wonder what it is that the dog knows.
True love, quantum physics,
the ratio of lift to thrust required to make the ball fly,
how food shared from my plate
is better than food from her bowl.
This begs the next question.
What do I really know; song lyrics, nursery rhymes,
old scores from old grudges?
What I hope I have learned;
is the space it takes to keep an open mind,
the willingness required to make a real change,
and the width, depth and breath of honest affection.
If I haven’t learned these things
I will put them at the top of my list of things to do.
Because I believe I can teach this old dog a few new
tricks.
You are reading selections from Sober on the Way to Sane
and More Lines From My Life by Sherrie Theriault
