When despair awakens me
In the middle of the night
And I feel my heart clenching shut
As I fear for my child’s life
Will he overcome addiction
Or will addiction kill him
I remind myself this emotion of fear
Is coming from a thought
Thoughts create our reality
So
I change my thought
And see my son
As a recovered healthy man
Surrounded by a good life
Laughter, children, a loving wife
A house, land, all he had planned
Then I close my eyes
Drift back into sleep
With an open heart
No more anxiety
E.A. Fussell
10.11.2020
E. A. Fussell 