We should trust people to be exactly what they have proven themselves to be, no more and no less.

I dunno. Guess I’m too busy livin’ it to think about it.

I remember in treatment, Mr. Shaw told me that the alcohol and drugs never were my problem. He said the alcohol and drugs were my solution and that was my problem. And he was right.

Caterpillar dun’ become butterfly-caterpillar die so butterfly can be. A new thing. We all must let ourselves die to be what we will be. But we cling to what we know.

I forgive him and like water draining from the sand after a wave, the power he held over me disappears. A slow smile rises on my face.