The Recovery Process – Written July 2024 (Aged 49)

The Recovery Process

it was the acceptance of flaws
that made the keys,
that opened the doors,
it was this,
that took the broom and did the chores
tidying up –
the mess in my mind
suddenly becomes more organised,
suddenly i am fine,
but there is no solution
no, ‘one size’, fits all
,self esteem still has its moments –
when it crouches down –
and looks so small
but would i go back to a time –
when i could barely speak
when maturity was so unkempt and weak
well, i do not think so
not now, not now i am here
because it was the acceptance of flaws
that started to clear,
it was learning about self,
that doused and put out flames of fear

James Garratt – July 2024

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