I Needed A Swallow

Pains too harsh to face alone

Fears with causes still unknown

Wished the problem wasn't mine

Grabbed the vodka, poured some wine

Glad to sit and wallow

I Needed a Swallow

Numbness blurred the pain for me

Masked the true reality

Hope began to disappear

No one could be trusted near

My pride had left me hollow

I Needed a Swallow

By asking for help

Not ending it all

By letting them in 

They softened my fall

Friends put back my life in shape

Learned to live without escape

Feelings shared and not denied

Throat built up a lump inside

The tears were soon to follow

I Needed a Swallow

Posting for family and friends in honor of Recovery Month - written in late eighties

Reiki Training

2 Days Reiki Training
Hope to end complaining
Of the ailments draining

30 Days Self-Healing
Learn more what I'm feeling
Not always appealing

8 Hours With Attunement
Careful of assuming
Resistance may be looming

Half hour of Self-Caring
Awareness is glaring
Find the answers staring


Written midway through Day 1 of 2 at Reiki Training