10 Years
So many situations culminating for me Fatherhood • Summer Solstice • Sobriety First, there's my children who make me proud They are smart and alive and a little too loud Then comes the summer with heat and abundance And all of our pleasures made possible by Eliminating our dependence on the alcoholic life
No, my life is not perfect, as if one could be But my love and I have chosen to live more fully Aware of our existence, our impact herein Our footprints, our breathing, the path our children Will follow by example as they seek happiness Won't be found in a bottle or the bottom of a glass
We toast this day with coffee, soda and Iced tea We laugh and play in earnest not because of the drink I have no tale to tell you how I reached the bottom We realized before too late that we had a problem I am not an alcoholic for I no longer drink There's time to change direction at least that's what I think!