I’m thankful for an abundance of blessings
One of which is having developed faith in
The intuitive powers of my brain, which,
Along with patience, empowered
My conscious awareness to
Identify (so as to gain control over)
The emotional complexity that surfaced
As unnamed anxiety, over these past couple of days
Yet again, I’ve been repressing anger over
Negative aspects of life that are beyond
My control to resolve—problems like
My cousin’s brain tumor or a friend being
Fired over a trivial matter or my fear that
Something will happen propelling
The caravan of thousands of families currently
Seeking asylum to tangle with our troops, resulting
In guns being fired, and as not one of these problems
Is mine to resolve, I’m reminding myself to calm
Spiking anxiety, which serves to warn me that
My brain’s intelligent connection to
Logic is feeling overwhelmed by waves of emotional
Complexity in need of being soothed and relieved—
And now that this trio of problems has surfaced
From subconscious repression, I charge
My intelligence with calming this most recent
Upsurge of repressed anger, which has flooded
My think tank as if danger is closing in, threatening
People I love as well as families, whom I’ve never met
And most likely, never will, suggesting my need to call upon
Patience in hopes of releasing this buildup of anger in
A positively focused, productive manner (as if
Relleasing hot vapor from a whistling steam kettle) so as to
Free my mind to fully enjoy my good fortune to celebrate
This year’s Thanksgiving feast with Will, our beloved family and
Friends, several of whom have chosen to fly in, and
If clearing my mind of subconsciously repressed angst in time to
Free my spirit to thoroughly enjoy this holiday with loved ones
Is not a blessing for which to feel deeply thankful then
I don’t know what is—
Ohhmm ...
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