I learned that I have not shared how recovery has actually been poetry without rhyme. Poetry is based in pain and joy which complement  each other in ways that we sometimes can’t comprehend. These are the two most basic emotions of mankind, we all share these traits.  We sing and create life out of both. Just as love brings passion and pain, joy and sorrow, we have written novels, songs, movies, paintings, every imaginable thing has come from these basic emotions. That is what poetry is, song, words, art in it self is the two emotions that create. Joy is love in many forms and pain is hurt is the same, I believe that this what brings change, without the pain that I felt, recovery would not have been possible, without recovery lasting joy would never have existed in my life, poetic justice at it’s best. Everyday is a new beginning we either sing the blues or express love in some fashion. This is the essence of life, this is the art of life, this is the comedy of life, this is the drama in life . Poetry at it’s best being lived out in it’s most classic form, this encompasses recovery at it’s core, without the pain and drama I would never have been driven to my knees and without the joy I never would have stayed in recovery, this is what took me from the depths of hell in to the hands of grace. I am forever grateful for the music and the poetry of recovering from a seemingly hopeless state of mind. Peace out: M