Stay: Poems on sobriety, recovery, and the life that waits

STAY

Poems on sobriety, recovery, and the life that waits

by D. Vincent DeLorenzo



Some books shout.

This one stays.



STAY is a quiet companion for anyone who has ever stood at the edge of a drink, a habit, a relapse, or a moment that could undo everything they’ve worked for.



Written in simple, honest language, these poems trace the arc of recovery from the nights that broke us, through the first sober mornings, into the cravings we survived, and finally toward the life we are still building, one day at a time.



This is not a book about perfection.

It is a book about choosing to stay anyway.



Inside these pages are poems for:

• early mornings when your hands still shake

• afternoons when the old voice returns

• nights when staying sober feels louder than the world

• moments of shame, clarity, relapse, and return

• the quiet pride of waking up clear

• the slow rebuilding of trust, routine, and self



There is no preaching here. No platitudes. No false brightness.


Only small truths, written by someone who understands that recovery is not dramatic most days, it is persistent.



STAY is for:

• anyone in recovery

• anyone thinking about getting sober

• anyone loving someone who is trying

• anyone who needs a few honest words to get through the day



You don’t have to read it in order.

You don’t have to read it all at once.



Open it when the day feels heavy.

Open it when the urge feels close.

Open it when you need a reminder of why you chose this life.



This book won’t promise everything gets easy.

It only promises this:



You are not alone.

You are not weak.

And staying is enough for today.