After a retreat filled with recovery,
with love, with concern, with one mind…
After the speakers, the sharing,
the meditation, the close friends just met…
After high resolve, surrender, understanding,
finally understanding the whole 12 Steps…
After standing on the mountaintop of insight,
the peak of commitment, the heights of caring…
The day after can be an afterglow but too often
is a plunge into doubt and solitary willfulness
to escape from the power of the grandeur.