The Kind of Calm

I wish I had the kind of calm

To take things in my stride,

But I am made of different stuff,

Which shakes me up inside.

 

Anxiety is always there

Just waiting to appear

And it does not take very much

To get it into gear.

 

I do my best to bat it off,

But I’m not very strong

And when I think it’s slunk away,

I find out I was wrong.

 

Some people don’t get ruffled or

They keep their stress at bay,

But some of us (including me!)

Are not designed that way.