angro-anxious

A poem from 2016

Watch me perform it on YouTube...

I'm not an angry person

Tut! Frustration! Irritation!

Taps taps taps fingers on the table

Calming breaths would be good

No snap responses

It's easy to assume the worst

Or see problems as enormous

Quick, emotional responses make it hard to see mitigating circumstances

Be not quick to anger!

I've been let down

I try not to let things get to me

But I tense up

Can't focus

Concentration out of the window

Constantly focusing on what made me angry

Oh, I would rather sulk than confront

Moan, whine, be sarcastic

Living on edge

Apprehensive

Panicky

I can't cope with this!

I try to avoid these things

Why put yourself at risk unnecessarily?

Oh, yes, I exaggerate

Tense, a bit shaky, hot and sweaty!

Shallow, difficult breaths

Heart beating loudly

Avoid!

Get out of this situation!

Grumpy-grumps!

Upset

Wound up!

Teeth clenched!

Childish

Take me home!

Now!