Self help: Not Today

Anxiety dressed in shades of blue, Dressed in a rapid heart beat, Shook my hand, my arm and chest, Shook me down to my feet, And the mirror asked quick, “Are you going to die- are you losing your mind?” The mirror revealed what couldn’t be seen, Turmoil that was clubbing inside, So I said hell no, not today my friend, I’ll defeat you by living in now, Goodbye to caffeine and restless dark nights, I’ll proudly go walking down town, This morning I woke from weeks in the dark, Weeks where I’d rather have died, And walked out the door after shaking his hand, Leaving my anxious behind.