Arlene Corwin writes

Waiting It Out

Get a frame inside which you’ve a tool

To switch instead, from

Meaningless - and hopelessness

To getting up out of that bed.

All things being equal*

Time is only phases;

In that steady-line continuous:

A paradox.

You need a frame of thought

To help with ‘oughts’ and ‘nots’,

With getting rid of fear & variations,

For there are so many:

Phobias, aversions, panic, hesitation,

Even veneration and respect

(as crazy as it sounds):

Things leading to depression;

Butterflies and nervousness;

Anxiety and expectation.

As I said, there are so many

Variations on the theme.

A bodywork of structure;

Some philosophy on which to lean;

A cornerstone.

Waiting out; not stardust but a way

To roust the worst of it.

A start to trust#

 

*the origin is Latin: Ceteris paribus

#There is a word in Swedish; tröst which means comfort.  I like the connection.

 Ceteris Paribus -- Wallace Polsom