i'm hiding

[imatree]

Here's a poem I wrote a couple years ago, coming to my mind a lot lately. Feels very relevant to the struggle of escaping alcohol dependence....

I?m hiding I?m hiding I?m hiding I?m hiding
and I don?t want to hide anymore

I hide in my theories my thoughts and my mind
I hide in my coffee and I hide in my wine

I hide in my worry my thoughts and my frets
I hide in my shadows and I hide in my mess

I hide in my shame my doubts and my fears
I hide in my laughter and I hide in my tears

I?m hiding I?m hiding I?m hiding I?m hiding
and I don?t want to hide anymore

I hide from my child my friends and my mate
I hide from my self and my ultimate fate

I hide from love from joy and from all that is true
I hide from knowing and that which I knew

I hide from my body my home and my life
I hide from success and I hide from my strife

I hide from doing from living from being
I hide from my knowing and I hide from seeing
I?m hiding I?m hiding I?m hiding I?m hiding
and I don?t want to hide anymore

I?m hiding I?m hiding I?m hiding I?m hiding
and I don?t want to hide anymore

[ducky]

i'm hiding

Wow, that's all I can say. I can so relate to those words and I am sure many others can. You should submit the poem for publication.

[lucky 2.0]

i'm hiding

Wow is right! I can relate too.

[Beaches]

i'm hiding

That was actually very hard to read because it brought me right back to the place I was when I was "hiding". I needed that reminder. That was incredible. You have a great talent, thank you.

Also I hope that you don't mind that I am copying this and carrying it with me now....

[julie001]

i'm hiding

Excellent poem!

Julie

[chilli]

i'm hiding

Exactly....
need say no more
chilli

[chrysa]

i'm hiding

ditto ...wow

[Otie]

i'm hiding

:wd:

Great! I can so much relate to it. I'm hiding the the bottle from all those items.

Otie

[samadhi]

i'm hiding

So wonderful! And, so relateable.

[Java]

i'm hiding

I agree, that was wonderful, thank you for sharing.

Victoria

[betty boop]

i'm hiding

Thanks so much for sharing that with us ..

Betty xxx

[Padme]

i'm hiding

O -- that just about nails it.
That is worth rereading daily.

Thank you for sharing.

[imatree]

i'm hiding

Thanks for the comments, I'm glad I shared it since it touched you all.

[MDBiker]

i'm hiding

ditto what the others said.
We really are much alike aren't we