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Meet Me
by Yvonne W. | Sep 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
Meet me when I wake up before my prayers so that I can have a smoke...Meet me at the coffee pot so that I can feel the coffee and tons of sugar glide down my throat...Meet me after breakfast while I put on my house and coat...Meet me at lunchtime instead of eating I...![Blindsided by Suicide](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unnamed-1-1.jpg)
Blindsided by Suicide
by Tom M. | Aug 15, 2023 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
To my fellow travelers: this month marks the tenth anniversary of my brother’s final decision; the incomprehensible decision to end his life. I wrote this poem three years ago and I’m sharing it now to honor my brother and to offer my heart to those experiencing...![My Heart Breaks For The Girls We Were](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unnamed-2.jpg)
My Heart Breaks For The Girls We Were
by Sara Z. | Aug 15, 2023 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
White wall with a thin white shelf. on the shelf sits a handmade wooden doll and to her right, handwritten text on the wall reads,“My heart breaks for the girls we were.The women we are are the girls we were.”Sara Z.![Si c’est que pour moi…](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unnamed-1-rotated.jpg)
Si c’est que pour moi…
by Geneviève R. | Aug 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
En travaillant ma 4ème étape, j’avais identifié une croyance toxique implantée en moi : « Si c’est que pour moi, la merde suffira »… Voilà le niveau de respect de soi auquel j’ai été habituée. Il y a 30 ans, j’avais écrit un poème imprégné de cette croyance comme si...![Step By Step](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/unnamed-4-1.jpg)
Step By Step
by Julie N. | Aug 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
Requires four readers / actors / dancers from all walks of life:Traveler OneTraveler TwoTraveler ThreeTraveler Four Traveler One: Step One.Own it! - show your powerlessness and surrender!Wiggle that hinny. Shake until you’re tiny.Lay down on the floor, all spent and...Submission Policy
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