Emotional Rollercoaster

A Poem About My Emotions

Photo Credit: Matt Ray, a scene along the Intracoastal Waterway, the inner channel along the east coast of the US

I’m not sure what’s wrong with me
My emotions are of late
Strewn across the floor at times
Like a meal thrown off its plate

While watching shows or reading words
My eyes brim up with tears
I’ve lost control — I’m now a boob
I’ll not regain control, I fear

The simplest kindness does it
A friend being a friend
Or a memory crossing my mind
Bawling becomes my latest trend

I notice it when watching shows
Like Ted Lasso or something similar
Or listening to a new musician
Or even one familiar

And lately I have noticed
That it’s happening all the time
More often than the meals I eat
More often than my rhymes

Is it my age? Or hormonal?
Or something deep inside me?
That’s trying to extract itself
And causing tears, untimely