CoDA Weekly Reading

 

Precious & Free 

 

What do you mean, 

Does that really apply to ME?! 

 

When I joined CoDA 

It was years in the making 

Of giving, of losing, 

Heart and soul up for the taking 

 

Identity lost, 

If I ever had one of my own 

Walking into a meeting 

The first step, felt an impossible one 

 

My life WAS unmanageable 

I scrawled in the linings 

What would manageable even look like?? 

Now, 3 months in, I've started to see the light 

 

Higher Power?! 

Mine had abandoned me, so I thought 

But in moments of quiet 

I found the peace I'd long sought 

 

Each day is a new journey 

But I struggle far less 

When I breathe and turn it over 

Admit that I'm blessed 

 

My new relationships are in fact 

Worthy of trust, and of me 

In this moment I acknowledge 

Yes, I AM precious and free 

 

Elena R. 01/19/2024