For Myself

For myself: I am powerless over food. No matter how much I wish to control my eating, I cannot. I am a compulsive overeater, no matter what my mind may have to say on the matter. ~ Overeaters Anonymous, For Today (Kindle Locations 2873-2874). 

I can live Recovery in public
but there's a hidden me who emerges
usually tagging along with fear,
fury, insecurity, self-doubt...
Yes, I can say the right things,
live Recovery in public.
but I know the private me,
how easy it is to act the part in public
but slip and slide in private.
So this poem is for me...
I am powerless over food.
No matter how much I wish
to control my eating, I cannot.
I am a compulsive overeater,
no matter what my mind
may have to say on the matter.