Argh!... And Hit Reset
Response to Michael Burg, MD in response to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) poetry prompt: frustration
What appears as frustration
It feels like a crushing burden
A sense of responsibility
A belief in how things ought to be
For what is not just or right
What asks to be urgent
Is a call to action
To try to make things fair
Before it’s too late
What shows up as discontented
Is not accepting ready answers
To keep searching
Even against the prevailing wisdom
What makes one embittered
Is a sense of unfairness
Of trying but not achieving
And not yet able to let go
Stymied by felt bitterness
All of these ramblings
It makes for a pretty crabbed writing
Argh..... What does it matter?
If it isn’t working
Slow down, take a pause
Followed by a deep breath
Perhaps a hug or two
And then finally,
Ah well — let’s just start afresh!
**Tagging Rochelle Silva Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff) James Goydos, MD Sarah Paris Diane Gillespie Aimée Gramblin Lara Starcevich, Ph.D. Imran Lasker kotputihdrbasrah Joan O'Donnell Venu and anyone is interested in this prompt: frustration — What things frustrate you? How do you feel in your body when you’re frustrated? What does frustration mean to you, and how do you cope with it?” And the format is entirely up to you — any bite-sized form — haiku, limerick, poetry, short-form prose, etc.
Thank you — Michael Burg, MD and Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for the tags, the original articles :
