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...
by SkyHeart | Oct 1, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
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...
by Jon F. | Jul 15, 2022 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
I’ve been in ACA since April 2021. Since this past January, I’ve been incarcerated as a Federal inmate in a low-security prison for a sex crime I felt I was powerless to avoid. Those words are in our BRB – “Some ACA’s are in prison for...
by Wjoe H | Mar 1, 2022 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
Is it too soon to pray for my granddaughter’s daughter? She is inconceivable until long after I’m gone. May I take the Steps now to lighten her load then? Is it too soon, Too desperate, Too tragic, To express my grief now for tomorrow’s grief yet to be reborn?...