Recovery is like...

Recovery is like Vampire Vegetarianism.

You know the urge,

that gnawing and familiar pain

that need to feed...

You feel the devouring thirst,

you sense that overpowering need...

and suddenly, you're afraid:

You're an addict in recovery!

You savor the interior struggle,

unbosoming to thy God the truth

of your purest desire,

your most guarded secret.

And in the rising of your prayers

to the God of your heart

you find peace.

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Your thirst betrays the real you.