By: Cedric McClester

When they’re feeling hollow
In self-pity some will wallow
While drowning in their sorrow
It’s a hard pill to swallow
So when I’m feeling down
Here’s what I have found
I pick myself up off the ground
And I go another round

Though it might seem inviting
To go out without fighting
Even if I’m struck by lightning
I find that notion frightening
So I seek the inner fortitude
That helps me to conclude
I need to change my mood
And that’s the vibe that I exude

It ain’t always coffee and cream
Sometimes I wanna scream
Like I’m having a bad dream
When I’m parting at my seam
But like a nagging cough
I’ve learned how to shake it off
Cuz it gets me aloof
Even if it makes some scoff

When a sour mood
Find a way, to intrude
Like a person who is rude
I can’t help but to conclude
Upon careful reflection
That it’s time for a correction
Or, to seek a new direction
In my quest to find perfection




             Cedric McClester, Copyright © 2019.  All rights reserved.