Creative Expression

We Are Worth It

We Are Worth It

By sharing their memories and truth about growing up in a dysfunctional family, ACA members use the Steps. The sense of belonging brings happiness and lifts the fog from our hearts and minds. We are loved. We are worth it. Julie N

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The Dawning Of You

The Dawning Of You

Shattering silent stillness, heavy dark night Brilliant morning spills over a crisp horizon                Spiritual awe-ache-ening Gawking griefstreaked shockO, Unnameable One,             quiet, timeless Presence, it was always You.Merciful firmament                ...

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I Met Grief In A Dewdrop

I Met Grief In A Dewdrop

I first wrote this poem on December 24th, 2004, as a response to childhood experiences when I remembered how I fled to the natural safety of the fields and flowers after I was cruelly beaten for minor disobediences. Initially I used the word ‘GOD’ as the key word in...

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Multi-Tool

Multi-Tool

Oh the delights of a renaissance man!One who shares such talents and toolsUnexpected in their wide divergenceFree from social norms and rules The hippie who embroidered daisiesWherever he found tears in his clothesThen stained glass called to his artistKaleidoscopes...

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Mistress Of The Void

Mistress Of The Void

A void opens up and I’m spinning again,This is fine, I come here to be alone.I want anything but this,But at least no one can hurt me here. The emptiness scoops me up and welcomes me home.Belonging to the Nothingness seems appropriateFor a girl who learned to be seen...

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