Picked up a random poetry book From the crowded shelf. Quick easy hour read: Delight and wonder. Then, Found…
Dealing with Emotional Turbulence During a Pandemic
Walking along an invisible conveyor belt,
My own personal soundtrack
Playing in my ears,
Melodic piano chords,
Rising and falling crescendos;
Lilac trees waving greetings,
While periwinkle filling in space
With deep to light purples.
Who is to say what I am worth?
Who decides my value, or
What I am capable of doing?
Why does one person accept my efforts,
And the other one casts me aside?
Building pensiveness all week,
Leads me to wonder,
How will I react now that I have faced
Climactic moment.
Falling into resolution,
Wrapping up of characters’,
Reaching a conclusion,
Leaving the hero changed,
Forever altered by experiences.
Plutchik’s color wheel of emotions
Spins my brain into a dashing whirlwind:
Purple leveled disgust and surprise,
Leads me to
Green-colored acceptance;
All the while,
Saphhire surprise and
Yellow alertness,
Keep my feet keep steady onward.
Spotify’s recommended playlist:
“Calm down… for when it’s time
To just sit and bask in the afterglow.”
Fortuitous, divine intervention?
A smile comes to my tear-streaked face.
No matter what,
I am not alone.
Neither are you.