A Life That’s Brand New

I will never forget the darkness I felt in the daylight. The sadness melted me with shame and I feared I would never find myself again. I prayed even as I thought: “If there is a God, why is all this happening?” I would get up, day after day, needing a drink. I’d get the jitters and say, over and over: “I’ll only have one.” And then drink until I passed out.