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.
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