do not
feed the negative ****.
tell your brain not to swallow it
into your frontal lobe, stop,
bite your lower lip, whatever
you do,
do not
let it in.

resist the old familiar siren song
of sabotage
in your
head.
deny the temptation
to lie in bed
for the rest
of your existence.
avoid the path
of least resistance,
self-loathing,
alone smoking
in your parents basement.

do not feed
the negative ****.
do not let
the darkness in.
don't water
that old, rotting
plant.