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Honesty
As a kid it was drummed into me
Honesty is the best policy
I’m not sure when that started to slide
As I had more and more things to hide
One or two to start
The truth might really break mums heart
I told myself those lies were white
Surely that made it right?
But one or two lead to more
And those lies made life raw
Not so white now and I couldn’t kid
Myself about the things I hid
The money lost, the time as well
As my life went all to hell
Now the lies had become the norm
If I said I was reading it would be reading form
Finally there came a time
Family didn’t believe a word of mine
If I said the sky was blue
They would look to see if it was true
But the one person to whom I lied the most
Was yours truly, it’s not a boast
Finally it got so tough
I knew that I had had enough
Gambling could not be the answer
That’s what turned me into a chancer
I ventured into a meeting
“You are welcome” was the honest greeting
I told my story and oh how I cried
Remembering the times I’d lied
Then I heard there was an answer
I no longer had to be that chancer
I could stop gambling and recover
Needn’t lie to another
If I told the truth I didn’t need
To try and hide things, I was freed
In fact I leant a lie might cause
My recovery to take a pause
I could show by my actions
That my truth was whole, not fractions
My family learned that they could trust
And to keep that up I really must
Return to what I always knew
That being honest is the thing to do.
Now as I stay in recovery
Honesty really is that best policy! -
Thanks for sharing this charles, it brought tears to my eyes….and keep up the good works!
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