Getting Clean

I decide to get healthy.
not just with food,
or exercise,
or sleep, or cleanliness,
but mentally as well.
a spiritual hosing down
is needed.
to drop the pretense of
being good and holy
and actually give it a
shot. Read the 12 steps,
the Warrior Prayer.
pray more, forgive more.
repent and accept others
as they are, not as who you
want them to be.
the world does not revolve
around you.
time to listen, to be in
the moment.
to be careful with your
words, your thoughts,
your actions. let go
of the anger, the guilt,
the wasted energy of
trying to change
what can't be changed.
time to get clean, to get
free of past habits,
past addictions to all
things that darken your
soul. time to live
outside the shadows.
no guilt, no shame, no
regrets anymore. start
now, and don't look back.