May 6
STREET SIGNS
Hanging out on the corner of Disillusion Boulevard and Grief Road , then
returning to that special spot on Despair
Avenue , was my daily routine. I made the circle and never looked far
afield. Widening my circuit allowed me
to find Anticipation Place
and Hopeful Terrace. I pushed my search
and found roads, whose existence I never fathomed, intersecting, creating areas
of intrigue. Optimism Court interfacing
with Realization Way
is the fairest of my finds, but many a fine street corner has me lurking,
catching stray sunshine and encouragement.
I make my home wherever the hospitality is available and return less
often to the dark and stifling places of the past. Happiness is where you find it. Just make sure to read the signs.
Exponential growth
is a little thing that affects you in a big way.
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A Good Ship
Recently my life has taken on a surreal quality.
I stand in front of myself
as if I were a business to be run
or a project to be undertaken.
The intensity, uncertainty and drama
seem to be on the wane.
There are choices to be made
and outcomes to be determined.
This is all work and numbers,
nothing at risk below the skin.
My heart is secure, true love its protector,
faith its inborn light.
I am docked in safety harbor;
the waves may rock me,
but my anchor holds me fast.
You are reading selections from Sober on the Way to Sane
and More Lines From My Life by Sherrie Theriault
