top of page
Writer's pictureClint Haugen

When Your Feeling's Don't Feel Justified

Anger,

frustration,

and

stress,

fill me today.

Like a pot of boiling water,

bubbling up and over the edge.


I'm right at that edge.


You see,

yesterday,

my car died.

I tried to play mechanic

and blew the head gasket.


And the day before,

my laptop broke.


I am also

broke.


I want to take a big breath in

and let out a scream,

but before I do,

I try to wipe my selfish lens clean,

and remember,

it’s not always all about me.


There’s a war going on;

an invasion.

Home’s are being destroyed.

Kids are dying.

People are fleeing their own country.

The storm drains in Ukraine

are being filled with blood.

Explosions are rattling the cities.

And I,

I want to feel bad about my situation.


I take a big breath in

and let out a slow exhale.


I clench my jaw

and try to be grateful for my comfy life;

and the blessings that I do have.

But,

it is hard,

and I gnaw at my bottom lip,

to keep from screaming

my favorite profanities.


-C.H.



5 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

To My Daughter

To my daughter . . . You aren’t born yet;    And,  I haven’t met your mother;    So,  You might not be real . . . I might not get blessed...

Aslan And The Reaper

“. . . What will you do with your freedom, Aslan Reetrant?” “I will do whatever I have to.” “And where will you go?” “Wherever the wind...

Two Men

The serial killer was on The Dating Game in the 70’s And he won       He charmed the unlucky lady in front of a live studio audience  And...

Comments


Post: Blog2_Post
bottom of page