WHO SHOULD BUY THIS BOOK?DON'T EVEN THINK OF BUYING THIS BOOK IF: You want to read poetry that probes the emotional depths of despair suffered by those trapped in active addiction; orYou want to be comforted by sentimental, greeting card-style verse that softens or otherwise trivializes the life-and-death struggle against drug or alcohol addiction; orYou want to be challenged by subtly nuanced, ambiguous poetry that evokes conflicting emotions, irony, or multiple meanings; orYou want your own beliefs tritely affirmed by rhymed religious platitudes or childish, spiritual fluff.DEFINITELY BUY THIS BOOK IF: You want to be both entertained and inspired by poems that contain lessons for thriving as a spiritually awake, sober person living for a purpose and cause greater than yourself. All of the poems contained in this book were penned by an alcoholic during his seventh and last rehabilitation program. He now celebrates sobriety and relishes his life without alcohol or drugs even in the face of continued pain and strif