I know what It is.
I expect footloose.
I want carefree.
Life does not cooperate.
My feet are anything but loose
and I am certainly not free of care.
My hapless dreams
are butting up hard
against so-called reality.
I want what is
to stop being so
insistently
in my face.
Closing my eyes does not help.
I still hear It.
I feel It breathing on me.
I smell Its terrible presence.
I taste Its foul essence
at the back of my throat.
Ignore It.
Lie still.
Think about a happy place
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
It’s no use.
The pressure continues
in my stomach’s churning,
all around and in my heart
my brain
behind my eyes.
My teeth are grinding.
My jaw is clenching.
I breathe slowly…
…in…
…out…
…in…
…out…
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No.
I don’t think I really know
what It is.
~ Trivial Music Silliness ~ 
Whatever you do, don’t look under the bed.
By: Jon on December 9, 2021
at 1:16 am
LOL. Good advice, Jon!
By: boromax on December 9, 2021
at 2:52 pm
as they used to say in my mother’s day, take a Bex and have a good lie down. Would that work, Ed, do you think ?
By: johnlmalone on December 9, 2021
at 3:39 am
Yes! We used to say, “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.”
By: boromax on December 9, 2021
at 2:54 pm
is there a song for that? yes, there is: ‘Tossing and Turning’ by Bobby Lewis, 1961
By: johnlmalone on December 9, 2021
at 3:41 am
Thank you, John. At least that song has a light-hearted feel to it – one can ‘do the twist’ to it.
By: boromax on December 9, 2021
at 2:55 pm
Lol
By: johnlmalone on December 9, 2021
at 9:02 pm
Hello Boromax,
Hope you get relief from that stressor. I hear you. Life can feel so heavy sometimes.
Thanks, Gary
On Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 4:12 PM ~ Trivial Music Silliness ~ wrote:
> boromax posted: ” Getty Images I know what It is. I expect footloose. I > want carefree. Life does not cooperate. My feet are anything but loose and > I am certainly not free of care. My hapless dreams are butting up hard > against so-called reality. ” >
By: gpavants on December 14, 2021
at 12:44 am
Thank you, Gary. There are multiple stressors; but the Reliever brings Shalom. ~Ed.
By: boromax on December 14, 2021
at 10:03 pm
Oh, man. Anxiety. I am grateful that we have One Who is near at hand when we are churning and stressing. May His strength and grace sustain and guide you to sweeter waters in good time.
May tonight bring fresh peace!
By: peachandbatman on January 24, 2022
at 2:43 am