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Mirroring 12 steps in a poem without God or spirituality

User Profile: OnceAWeirdKid
OnceAWeirdKid 3 days ago

So I am a recovering addict and an "adult child" In my meetings we are working with 12 steps. I personally cannot stand it because I don't believe in any higher power and I have trauma deeply connected to God and spirituality so the 12 steps makes me FURIOUS. So I re-wrote them for myself and then I made it into a poem. And this is the end result.

I confess my powerlessness,

To the dysfunctional parents,

Who made me feel like I didn’t belong,

And that everything I did was wrong.

I’ve come to understand,

That only I can give me grace,

Because the power they made,

And nobody would come to my aid.

I decided to take back control,

Over myself and will,

Now I’m in my own care,

I’m awake and aware.

I’ve searched my head for what it’s for,

I searched my heart fearlessly,

Painstakingly questioned my morals,

Hoping another spring will be floral.

Admitted my faults,

Not only to myself,

I got others involved,

But there is no quick fix to resolve.

I have come to terms with my fate,

I have accepted my mistakes,

And seen my defects,

And how my actions effect.

I humbled myself as I begged to question,

Myself to remove my wrongs,

So I can reach a life where I belong,

I seek in myself to become strong.

I made a list of the people I hurt,

I searched for them on high alert,

I confess my sins to my power,

Cared for it like a flower.

I tried to make it right for them all,

I confess my sins and tried to heal the scars,

Where I can I find compassion,

Redemption is my newest fashion.

I continue to work to be my best self,

Looking inward and admitting,

When I’m wrong or in my feelings,

My sins are in proceedings.

I searched through mindfulness and meditation,

To come in contact with myself,

So I can become a better version of a person,

And working on becoming positive and assertion.

When this thinking has awoken my better self,

I try to pay it forward and try to help,

This is giving you hope and strength to carry on,

Welcome to an emotional marathon.

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 2 days ago

@OnceAWeirdKid


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