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recovered_addict
misstree he still has
those parts in he,
can name them
and sees them come and go,
knows the prices he must pay
and stays in town despite,
so that that part of he
can be unmade.

he is stronger for emergence,
and still with wet wings
that are eerie echoes of my own.

i honor him for leaving
a spiral that so easily
devours the strong and the wonderful,
for being something he could not have
if he were still ruled by,
for where he has been and
where he seeks to go and
where he is right now,
alive and aware
in a way no addled addict can keep.
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unhinged in times of duress i tend to relapse, but i am getting better at avoiding the worst of them now 190527
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Twitch I'll have 5 Years clean/sober in about a month 190529