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“If a man does not keep pace
with his companions,
perhaps it is because he
hears a different drummer.
Let him step to the music
which he hears, however
measured or far away.”
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~ Henry David Thoreau
Elfje: Cinquain
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heard
was told
knew what was
got the whole bit
learned
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Haiku:
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little gecko runs
on the walls or the ceiling
eating the insects
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Poem:
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the wife admonished him to mind his p’s and q’s
but, he loved the pub, he loved his booze
never mind, never mind, was what he said
until he drank himself blind and was almost dead
poor Mikey, lost in a drunken fog
from his bar stool, the towns demagog
his bar tab kept the family at the poverty level
his only friend was an agent for the Devil
his God kept sending him subtle messages
Mikey responded by switching beverages
God stepped up the pace and volume of the admonitions
a nudge from the judge and the family physicians
the last straw was the kids and wife leaving
the idea bloomed and he began believing
Mikey a drunk, why that may just be possible
he was told that his mind was the major obstacle
he was given directions to meet a Group Of Drunks
their stories gave Mikey a ton of goose bumps
he had an allergy, his thinking was stinking
the cause was all of the poison he was drinking
one day at a time, keep coming back
they soon had Mikey on a sober track
as is true with most of the recovery stories
it all begins with the personal inventories
he learned that it was acceptable where he stood
not a bad person trying to do good
but a sick soul trying to become well
hard lessons learned while going through hell
positive principles Mikey practices today
he would not live his life any other way
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ME and the Boss
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http://meandtheboss.com
http://ME and the Boss Recovery
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p’s and q’s, pints and quarts
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ME and the Boss Poetry 