Personal Growth, And What About Going Out To A Party Alone

The Book of Questions, by Gregory Stock, Ph.D prompts — You are invited to a party that will be attended by many fascinating people you’ve never met. Would you want to go if you had to go by yourself?

A party

Maybe

If it’s arty

love that for me

Do I need another

not really brother

Plus one isn’t always easy

to get someone who’s free

Would it stop me from going

I don’t think so, won’t keep me from showing

I could check it out

And see what it’s all about

I may find some interesting peeps

to keep me entertained, and if there are creeps

I can leave the place sooner than planned.

No problem, I’m open, and I hope there is a good band.

The Book of Questions, by Gregory Stock, Ph.D, prompts — Since adolescence, in what three-year period do you feel you experienced the most personal growth and change?

It would have to be in my mid-twenties

After my babies were born, then into my later twenties

When I got sober and out of my addiction

As addiction is quite the affliction

The family program came first

Then I got rid of the thirst

Counseling was a small part

Support groups fed my heart

It wasn’t easy, that's for sure

Though I soon began to mature

Growing up with alcoholism

and quite a bit of racism

Is a tough way to come up

It takes longer to become a grown-up

Feelings build-up

There can be several blow-ups

That doesn’t always let-up

Lots of feelings mixed-up

Changes take time to fix

You can take some picks

at all those conflicts

But it will still need a bag of tricks

We broke the family rules

for the children were schooled

in what not to do. Rules are: Do not feel

do not trust, do not ask We fix: will seal

the deal on mending and healing

Babies all better — all of my crew

Momma good too