"The Meadows"

By Alumnus

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 | Originally published in the MeadowLark Spring/Summer 2009 Newsletter

I came here five weeks ago.
Messed up and insecure.
Lost in my own world.
What I would find was so unsure.

I knew I had a problem
With cocaine and weed,
But soon my claims grew longer
From all the books I had to read.

So now I'm alcoholic,
Codependent and depressed.
It's hard to understand
When they say that I've been blessed.

I made it through Survivors,
First Step and Family Week.
Making a relapse-prevention plan,
I'm on a winning streak.

Almost time to get out of here,
Go on my way back home.
Lots of mixed emotions
About the world I have to roam.

Tools at my fingertips,
Friendships in my heart,
It's time to begin life again
And have a fresh start.

The question I still ask, though:
Will five weeks be enough?
Will I succeed?
Do I have the right stuff?

I have learned to trust the process,
Let go and let it be,
So I will believe in it,
And with time let me see.

So thank you to The Meadows,
Counselors, staff and peers,
I can be clean and sober,
For now and through the years.