By Michelle Allette, Virginia State University
It's gonna be a great day!
I'm so excited–don't know what to expect–
but fun! I might try it.
So, first I have to get up,
but my mind has unseen plans.
I'll figure it out later–morning brings so much suspense!
And now I'm thinking
and thinking and thinking
and wondering
and worrying–
and I know, I know I should go
out and play,
enjoy people and places but really
I just want my couch.
I just want quiet.
I don't think I ever finished that cry from last week
I don't think I want to be happy.
Not today. Maybe tomorrow
I'll go outside.
All I really want to do is escape
my mind I'm tired
just thinking about it and
I've been up for just five minutes, now, thinking
I was gonna have a great day.
About the Author
Michelle Allette, Virginia State University
Michelle Allette is a Junior at VSU, majoring in Sociology with a minor in English. In her spare time, Michelle likes to spend time with her children, give back to the community, write and watch movies. Michelle says that writing is her therapy and that it has saved her many times, ever since childhood.