Night before Christmas

'Twas the Night before Christmas, we were all in the club,
Enjoying a meeting, instead of a pub,
The ashtrays were clean, and the coffee was made,
The Big Books were out and we all had prayed.

When out in the lot, there arose such a clatter ,
We all jumped up to see what was the matter.

The Chair with his Big Book, and I with my smokes,
Headed outside to find these two blokes.

They came inside and sat at a table;
And said that they'd chair, as soon as they're able.

To start with, they said,"it's more than not drinking;
It's doing your best to fix your sick thinking".

"Think, Think, Think and the slogans used,
Help keep the newcomer from getting confused.

Step 1 is a start, they said we should know,
But after Step 2, we' ll be all aglow.

We make a decision when we got to Step 3;
Step 4 was real tough, we all could agree.

Step 5 is the one where we let it all out,
And after Step 6 and 7, we are left with no doubt.

When we got to Step 8, we made our list;
And then Step 9, we have to persist.

After Step 9, the promises ring true;
We didn't just make that up, right out of the blue.

After that, it's on with the rest;
The things we must do, to be our best.

They put on their coats and got ready to leave;
A pretty good end, for this Christmas Eve.

As to their names, we could only guess;
Must have been Bill W. and Dr. Bob S.

The two men hopped into a '35 Ford,
And as they pulled out, one of them roared;

"We leave this message, for our sisters & brothers;
Trust God, clean house, and be of service to others.

And for all of you people, I just want to say:
have a nice Holiday, but don't drink today !".

God Bless to all and have a Happy, Healthy, Sober New Year!