'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 we 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 with 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 only could 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!"
~ Unknown