waltz
Waltz

The Recovery Waltz
Is the dance
That I dance
All my days
All my nights
From now on.
It’s the way
That I say
To myself
And my kin,
“I love you
From today
Til I’m gone.”


I just thank
Him above
For the love
That He shares.
Finally,
I can feel
Here and now
Be aware
Of how lost 
I once was.
Now I’m found,
Heart laid bare
By these three
Simple steps
That I’ve learned
With great care …


“Trust in God”
“Clean your house”
“Pass it on”
Simple? Yes!
Easy? No!
For in life’s
Crazy flow,
It’s so hard
Just to know
Where my feet
Next should go.
So I step
Ni-i-ice and slo-o-ow.


“Trust in God”
Surrender!
My mind’s doubt?
Suspend ‘er!
‘Cause I’m just
Not in charge.
Wish I wuz …
           Tough and LARGE!
I let go,
Not too late.
Higher One,
My dance mate.
And enjoy,
Floating free.
His sure lead,
Soothes my needs.


See, He does
That for me
Which I could
Not. You see?
Baffled less,
More assured.
Uselessness
Now is cured.
And I can
Now be heard.
No longer
Alone, but
One with His word.


Number two,
“Clean my house?”
A downbeat,
Fruitless feat.
How can I
Possibly
Sweep my side
Of the street?
All my faults …
Ain’t so sweet.
And for them,
Make amends
To family
And friends?
All those wrongs?…  
Not so neat …


Yet if I
Stake this pain,
I’ve so much
More to gain.
“Open door,
To my past.”
Seeking self
Slips away.
And right now
I can say,
“Halfway through,
More serene
At long last!”


Number Three.
“Pass it on”
Now my task?
My reprieve!
Hope? I have
And strength deep,
Life lived full.
So conceive
Fellow beings’
Fear and pain
Now my joy
To relieve
Better give
Than receive.
It’s so true!
I believe!


Promises,
Now fulfilled.
Waltzing soul,
Now I build.
And myself
Discover.
Through His grace,
His kind cover.
That it’s me,
Not another,
Who can dance,
Take the chance,
And recover!

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