Andrew Jacob Jung Poet Verse

Let It Lie

Sometimes it's a woman
Sometimes it's the work
Sometimes it's a whiskey bottle 
That's got me by the shirt

Sometimes it's the smart phone
Or bingin' on TV
Sometimes it's the pills I take
For my anxiety 

I got this pounding in my brain
Says keep on goin' with that thing
It's alright to set the rest aside
Obligations let 'em slide

Gotta' keep goin' 'til the light burns out
Then wonder what the hell it's all about
Gotta' keep goin' but I don't why
I can't just let it lie

Sometimes it's my family 
Sometimes it's my wife
Sometimes it's just thinkin' 'bout
What I'm doing with my life

Sometimes it is Jesus
Sometimes it's the gym
Most the time it's something
Besides either one of them 

I got this pounding in my brain
Says keep on goin' with that thing
It's alright to set the rest aside
Obligations let 'em slide

Gotta' keep goin' till the light burns out
Then wonder what the hell it's all about
Gotta' keep goin' but I don't why
I can't just let it lie

April 10, 2018

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Hilda Greenhough January 9, 2024 at 8:10 PM I happened to wander by. and found this splendid anxiety poem. I agree with "Let it lie".

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 10, 2018 at 4:01 PM You nailed it. Excellent stuff dear poet. Andrew Jacob Jung April 11, 2018 at 10:45 PM Dear Poet is perhaps the finest address I have ever received: Thank you so much for your encouragement!

Line Gauthier April 10, 2018 at 1:58 PM A beautiful and most endearing poem, Andrew. Superb. Andrew Jacob Jung April 11, 2018 at 10:45 PM Many thanks!