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Having It All

I will not run

I will not call

I will have my sanity

I will have it all

I will not go back

I will not slack

I will move forward

With a great hope

for my future

I will take all I have learned

And apply it all

If I have a slip

I will do a quick pick me up

I will not go back

Because I want it all!

For the first time of my life

I will live for me

I will not enable

I will rid myself of co-dependency

I will have it all

All you ask?
You? Have it all?

Yep I will!

I am worth every penny

and all energy spent

All spent for me

For me

To have it all

No more you

No more them

It’s about me people

Wanting what is mine

I will have it all

So sit back

Grab ahold

I’m taking it

I’m taking it all

 
All so much owed to me

for so long

Hidden away

Just waiting to get out

Be prepared!

I’m claiming it all!

--Robin Walters, October 3, 2005

Robin Walters is an alcoholic relationship survivor and writer in New York state. Robin still longs to be a school teacher, but now satisfies that longing by sharing her life experiences in the hope that her lessons will lighten the load for others. She may be contacted at robin@empoweredrecovery.com. Read more of her writings at www.EmpoweredRecovery.com/robin .