(Trigger warning- there is a tragedy..)
I seem to be in the throes of a “bad” day
There is no smooth sailing, nothing’s going my way
My hopes of something going right are dwindling now
And despite my best efforts to the contrary, I have to allow
Myself to vent or my stress levels would rise
Into the stratosphere, avoiding that would be wise..
*
My phone starts buzzing with a flurry of group texts
I stop to check the messages, and in the moment next
It appears that a gut punch has been delivered to me
It’s the kind of message you never want to see
About the untimely demise of a classmate
The tragedy is too hard to contemplate
*
My minuscule problems have melted away
After the incomprehensible tragedy today
As I grapple with the reality of this news
Over the unpredictability of life I muse…
*
Over trivial matters I’ve been wrong to fret
I should not let myself get upset
Over inconveniences inconsequential
Over things that are non-essential
When life is so fragile, so fraught
With uncertainty, I should not
Waste my energy on annoyances mild
Live with gratitude this one life wild
Passion...unbridled 