Alcohol Took From Me

Alcohol took most of my years
Then filled me with a hundred fears
Laid me out on the cold frozen street
Those days I will never forget
They were so far
From being
Sweet
Then one day
I cried out
To God
Above
Give me one
Just one more chance
In mercy and grace in your love
It was then I turned
To the doors
Of AA
They taught me
How to live inside today
I am grateful you will hear me say
My actions will surely light my way
I have worked the steps one by one
In recovery I pray I am never done
This now is the way I choose to live
Out of gratitude I now give
This is the way
I like to live
In recovery
The more we give
Yes the more we get
Today our lifes
Have no regret

Daniel M Corkery
12/29/2002