In English, We Say...

In English, we say,

“I was an alcoholic”.

In poetry, we say,

“I was sleepwalking endlessly,

Somewhere between yesterday and tomorrow.”

In English, we say,

“I’ve been sober for over two years.”

In poetry, we say,

“On August 24th, 2023,

I dumped the devil down the drain for the last time.”

In English, we say,

“I went to rehab.”

In poetry, we say,

“I tore off the mask that I bore to the world

because I’d rather be bare naked,

then barely surviving.”

In English, we say,

“I can see clearly.”

In poetry, we say,

“I didn’t know how crisp the air was until

the fog finally began to lift.”

In English, we say,

“Cravings come back.”

In poetry, we say,

“There’s traces of the monster everywhere,

and he will come knocking,

but I pray to God that you laugh in his face

and stay stuck in peace because

You deserve it.”