A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 219

Day 219: “Fear: an Outlook on Life”

I realize that there’s always two outlooks

Sometimes more

ways to look at things

Find the good

The positive

But it’s hard

when you’re scared

scared of loss

scared of that feeling

scared to be alone

I don’t want to be left alone

I’ve felt it before

And it’s terrible

I know that I’m never alone

I have myself

And blah, blah, blah

But sometimes I need to wallow

Sit in fear

Stir in imagined disaster

I’m not sure why that is

But that’s where I’m at now

I’ll lay my head

down to rest

And hope the fear doesn’t spill into my dreams

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 215

Day 215: “Co-Author”

If you ever need a laugh,

Ask your partner for help

I said my brain was tired and I needed help

coming up with today’s poem

Please enjoy this poem à la Jeremy

“It’s bright outside

It makes me light

inside

So much that I can glide

And that also gives me pride

This is the best poem ever

You couldn’t even pull it with a lever”

It did make me laugh

It did make me smile

But perhaps poetry really isn’t for everybody

“You know you really shouldn’t talk about yourself like that”

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 213

Day 213: “Early Night”

I swore I’d go to bed earlier today

I swear I swore I did

But I got home from work

Had to decompress

And hours later

My pink finger had a dent

from holding my phone

And my thumb was sore

From scrolling

Then I got it back on track

I planned

I cooked

I worked out

Then I had to shower

Get ready for bed

By the time I laid down

To write this poem

It was after 1 am

While definitely not an early night

I guess that’s early in the day

I swear I’ll try again tomorrow