Why did I drink (A.A. Poem)

Why did I drink?
To fit in?
To work out what to do the next?
I couldn’t understand this was taking over my life, as I was increasingly becoming vexed.

Why did I drink? 
To be fair it loosened my mind, 
Eventually I wasn’t being kind to myself, as there’s nothing else I could find.

These words which rhyme, you have heard them countless times before, 
You see, the alcohol made be relaxed, therefore, I thought that was enough for my spiritual core.

Why did I drink?
I missed my Dad who passed away, 
I couldn’t communicate with the people who I wanted to, but emotionally wasn’t able to stay.

Why did I drink?
Did I drink to be happy?
Did I drink to forget?
I wanted God to take me away , as there was no button to reset. 

I had that moment where I didn’t know where to turn,
I have met so many people in A.A., as this spiritual programme encouraged me to discern.

I need the rooms today
I need the rooms to keep me sober,
All I have is today, that’s all! A new life that is wonderful until God says it is over.

“Good to know I am back.. I am blessed by this programme of A.A.”
Jason
14th October 2026

I am talking to you..

Yes,.. I am talking to you
I may not be rich,
I may not be poor, 
I may not be handsome… well others say I am.. but  is my heart that I prefer others to explore.

I am talking to you because you are beautiful
Brilliant and and delightful,
I am not here to comment on others looks
Just the size of their heart, 
And if you don’t understand these words… I suggest today you should learn and restart.

Don’t put others down to lift your mood,
I think it’s fickle and gossiy, actually soullessly rude.

You see today, I am lifting you up
I don’t care how you look
Or what you have done, 
I know you are a child of God… and through him… you will be able to see the three in one.

Today you have a place in my heart
I don’t have to know you, you know me,
I have been broken and left in the gutter, 
As today I have God in my heart, so I hope you take homage from these words that I mutter.

“Speaking from the heart.”
Jason
14th October 2026

Writing away

Writing away, scribing what’s in your heart and mind 
The feeling of spiritual liberation brings to your heart what is kind.

Writing with you heart
Connecting to your head, 
The words will slowly flow, don’t be apprehensive.. this is a connection which is allowed to be read. 

You may offend 
But you are speaking from within, 
You don’t need to suppress, just speak you mind from what’s in your heart
Don’t worry about offending, as long as you do not cause harm to yourself or others.. those words can be put to the side, in a basket or cart.

Write with Love 
And and write with hope, 
And if you are angry, then let that out too, 
Turn a negative into a positive… we all want to be well, don’t you?

Jason
14th October 2026

When all fails… then pray

We all belong to a place of peace
But some of us need to intensity the beast, 

The beast can be within us, 
To cause the chaos which is inside,
Needing excitement, and requiring a manic ride. 

We all need peace,
But we need to laugh as well, 
At others expense? Just like Daily mail readers they don’t have a story to read, they simply reiterate the headline which the words tell. 

Think about it?
People look for gossip need to create their own story, 
when in fact God provides you with hope, but he takes the glory.

We can’t take all the adulation, I prefer to give it to God, 
If these words offend, then I am sorry to a certain extent, 
As long I live this as my last day… as I have no time to resent.

Jason- 674 days sober
14th October 202

Strong enough!

You are on this earth for so long
So be strong 
And be positive
And if it’s not in your nature to be like this,
Then you are simply a prayer away from what you can truly miss.

Be strong for you
Be strong for the people you meet today,
We all know this isn’t sustainable all of the time, 
Yet seek and pray for the strength you have inside
God will always duly and humbly provide. 

Does it matter if you believe in a higher power or not!
Sometimes you need to hone into your spiritual strength with the limits that present themselves with all that you have got. 

You are not here to moan
To over procrastinate this life God has provided, 
And don’t think about being negative.. that hurts and is often subsided.

I end these words right here,
Remember it’s not all always about you,
It’s about you and others in this life which you embark, 
Remember selfishness means ‘being for one’s own desires’
I rather encourage you to be strong.. that’s where the true meaning of strength is to be admired. 

“God was urging me to write these words today.🙏🏽”
Jason
14th October 2026

It’s a start

Live just for today
It’s a start when you just need to try,
No question, or even wonder why?

Live for today
There is hope, despite what you may believe, 
Living is a powerful tool where you can spiritually receive. 

Live for today
And no questions ever need to be asked, 
No riling or fickleness, nothing in life ever lasts. 

You are only promised this moment, this is what you have right now,
There is no returns from goodness or mistakes made, 
Today will be another memory, as life in your higher power shall never fade. 

Jason
14th October 2026

Never claim time back

You don’t have to be smart to know you can’t claim time back
But you need to reflect that this is beyond your capacity, and something you are never able to retract. 

Leaving on good terms
Or leaving on the bad, 
The reflection comes with a prayer,
One day, you will see the one’s’ you have lost, so there’s always an opportunity to discern and declare. 

Say that you are ‘sorry’ 
Or say, ‘what will be, will be’,
I know by the grace of God we can all be reflective, and generally the memory shall return for us to see.

You can’t always say: “if you don’t say it now, I’ll forget”
It’s just that we can’t claim the time back, but there’s always the time to reset.

Claiming back time is not possible to be fair,
Because time stands still for no one, which  most of us can agree 
Respect the time can only change for the best,
God’s aptitude is second to none, unlike the rest.

Jason 
14th October 2026