No words are swirling
In my head.
They’re sleeping.
(I know they’re not dead.)
What helps me,
When I feel this way:
Some time to read,
Some time to play.
Enjoy a treat, and
A good night’s rest—
Delight’s an antidote
For stress.
When all else fails,
I shrug it off, and say:
Tomorrow
Is another day.
(c) 2019, by Hannah Six
(Final lines inspired by Scarlett O’Hara, heroine
of Margaret Mitchell‘s Gone with the Wind)
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