Second Life

You have two lives. The second one begins when you realize you only have one. ~ Confucius

 It surely feels as though when you reach the rooms of Recovery
as though you've failed miserably, can't even do
what everybody can...just exercise a little willpower,
grow up and finally follow the rules, act as though  you're responsible.
But soon you come to understand it's a disease, not your fault,
that by not trying to stop what you quite obviously can't stop,
you have to change your focus, get honest, look at who you are,
what you've done to yourself, to others, and admit it to yourself,
to another person and to God as you understand god,
be willing to change, face those you've hurt and do what's possible
to fix it, surrender every day, live one day at a time, tell others
what you've found, and live in peace with you, with others,
and with the world, you've begun finally to live life
as you've always wished it could be!