Anxiety overwhelms me
I fight to remain calm.
Focus, step by step
Sorting, cleaning, packing.
Moving AGAIN or a weekend getaway
The shifting from one space to another.
Leaving
Away from my stuff.
What stuff to bring?
What if it’s hot?
What if it’s cold?
What if plans change?
Up all night
The house MUST be clean.
Why?
WHAT IF?
Exhausted.
Double-check
Keys, wallet, ID, phone, meds.
Triple-check
Doors, windows, stove.
Hesitate.
Close the door behind me.
Relief!
On to the next “home”
Trailer, boat, hotel, next location
Any, and all are home now.
Until I must leave there too.
Well, hello there, my old friend
Welcome back anxiety!
About the Creator
Mary Haynes
Mary Haynes splits her time between a romantic old sailboat in tropical waters and a beach home in Ontario. A wanderer, by fate, she embraces wherever she roams! Mary recently completed her first children’s book, “Who Ate My Peppers?”
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