This was a project I did basically during the pandemic. I started writing a poem a day. Once ‘real life’ started again it got harder to write everyday, which is interesting.
critters run through my head
anxiety worry fear dread
oh when these critters run through my head
causing real havoc, wearing me down
oh I wish I could quiet them down!
they keep screaming and shouting and taunting me so
get out of town!!
just get up and go!!
my yelling won’t stop them, they scramble and play
oh I want them to Go! Go Away!
throw worry out
open the trash
throw out the worry
do it real fast
in a big hurry
worry won’t help
will make you feel worse
ditch it real quick
let life happen first
when you fret now
‘bout what happens next
you might be flat wrong
you must break the hex
let things evolve
open that bin
throw worry out
don’t let it win
a twist in the plot
as I sit
on this short day
and wonder what
I ought to say
my mind runs on
a funny thought
a twist, a turn
in the plot
what if things
are all ok?
feel the worry
melt away
you hold the keys
worry creates waves
where no waves ought to be
generates an anguish
the opposite of free
try to change the past?
you won’t get too far
puppeteer the future?
good luck on that sandbar
worry diverts eyes
from what is in plain view
brings your full attention
to deep inside just you
you can miss your life
deep inside that box
the one that worry makes
you hold the keys
you made the locks