No More Hiding (Being Honest)
Dear Readers,
I did NOT sleep last night!
Walked around the house crunching
Chips.
Found a trail of crumbs in the hallway,
An empty bowl in the bathroom,
The bag in the kitchen.
When drinking took over my life,
I was hiding (and drinking),
Little bottles all over the house.
The next day
I would scurry around looking for them.
I'd find one in my purse,
One in my yoga bag,
One in my guitar case,
On the bookcase,
Under a chair.
Now, being honest when I was drinking too much,
Was a hard thing.
I didn't want anyone to
Shame me.
Lord knows,
I shamed myself enough.
I didn't want to face the truth.
Now, how freeing is
today.
If all I have is a trail of chips,
I'll be okay.
I did NOT sleep last night!
Walked around the house crunching
Chips.
Found a trail of crumbs in the hallway,
An empty bowl in the bathroom,
The bag in the kitchen.
When drinking took over my life,
I was hiding (and drinking),
Little bottles all over the house.
The next day
I would scurry around looking for them.
I'd find one in my purse,
One in my yoga bag,
One in my guitar case,
On the bookcase,
Under a chair.
Now, being honest when I was drinking too much,
Was a hard thing.
I didn't want anyone to
Shame me.
Lord knows,
I shamed myself enough.
I didn't want to face the truth.
Now, how freeing is
today.
If all I have is a trail of chips,
I'll be okay.
I really love this post!
ReplyDeleteReading through all of this is heartbreaking and heartwarming - you are like a little honest mouse. With a massive brave heart.
ReplyDeleteCrunching chips all alone in the night (loved ones asleep)
Good for you Wendy
Inspirational
M xx
I love this post.
DeleteThank you for reading it, Michelle!
I still eat chips in the night when I can't sleep!!
xo