Nervous

What do you do when you’re nervous?
How do you handle the stress?
Do you take all of your problems in stride
Or, like others, turn into a mess?

Some folks pace, or stuff their face;
Others stare or twirl their hair.
Many drink, stutter, cramp, or blink,
Or bite their nails or go off the rails.

Every behavior I’ve mentioned
Is simply a method of coping,
‘Cause when anxiety visits
We do much more moping than hoping.

Visions of negative outcomes
Bombard us and ruin our dreams;
Though we have reason to worry,
It may not be as bad as it seems.

Everyone faces disaster
At least a few times in this life,
And how you respond is the challenge
When you are confronted with strife.

I cannot really advise you.
I’m more of the fall-apart type;
But I do believe that it’s in us
To conquer anxiety’s hype.

If anyone finds out the secret
Of dealing with nerves and with stress,
Please share it so maybe the next time,
I can LOL at SOS.