BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE

Welcome to our recovery
to all newcomers in the room. If your miracle hasn't happened, I promise, it will
happen soon.

The butterfly, one symbol of how the program works. This poem will tell a story of The
butterfly, its quirks

Now butteflies don't just happen There's a process don't you know. They start out very
different Their process very slow

They start as caterpillers, most are not a pleasant sight Their life is very focused They
mostly hold on tight.

Them something wondrous happens They start to spin a silk They surround themselves
completely in cocoon, the shade of milk.

In cocoon of warmth and safety Changes happen like a dream Hidden from the outer
world Where only God has seen

Time passes very gently, and Then one magic day, The buttefly awakens,
takes flight, as if to pray

The magic of the buttefly is here for you and me I wlll explain in detail and with me I
hope you see

Before the program happens we are like the little grub our life is out of balance Our
focus like a stub

We thought the life was limited And there was little hope That we could face another
day We though the enemy was dope

We raced around in panic Back and forth, we took a stance We were in such agony
Begging God for one more chance

Those days we all remember The Pain, the loneliness Our stories are so similiar As we
share and some confess

But one day by grace we were guided to a magic Nar-Anon Room It was a sweet
beginning where A recovery miracle would bloom

And so like the caterpillar The program spun a place Where we could bring our
sadness And learn of God's sweet grace.

We listen to the others, we didn't think it could be true Would they really like me? If
the truth of me they knew

But the warmth of Nar-Anon meetings Were like a cocoon of gentle care They taught
us how to love ourselves Taught us once again to dare

Openly we shared our grief, proving How the program wins Sharing all our secrets,
even admitting some past sins

We share our daily struggle The stories, so much our own Being here we realize we
were no longer all alone

One day at a time, our slogan Living in the magic now Learning understanding is so
very clearly how

Our faith is very evident and We share if from the heart Our faith will bring serenity
right from the very start

Easy does it not easy, but we do it the Nar-Anon way Let go , Let God is evident in
each and every day

The magic of the program is as simple as can be If you work it daily, you too can be set
free

So like the gentle butterfly, as it flies through freedom's gate Fly with me in fellowship
make Nar-anon your fate

Thank God for all your blessing Take time each day to pray I promise you recovery, if
in these rooms you stay

Carole M.
Nar-Anon, Toronto Canada