take a deep breath
because you know now,
it is one day at a time
just one day for each step

how many times have we been here
and how many chances,
have been given?

i had done what you have done
i would be mortified
i would be so embarrassed

but i suspect that they’ve been rejected all their life
and it has become an ever-present fear
a kind of unwelcome host
a demon that now they fear the most

anger inside –
boils and bubbles
please –
listen to my troubles

with such crazy views
and none of it –
is based upon experience
it’s just tabloid news