How to Handle Stress

By: Adrian Drower

So I talk to my parents,
Family, friend or cousin.
I tell them what’s on my mind,
No laughter, I feel better. 

They tell me they’re here for me,
All they want is to help me.
I can see relief in sight,
Soon my mind will be clear. 

First Wave of Stress

By: Adrian Drower

Head pounding like a base drum,
The mind like a tornado.
Feeling like trapped in a maze,
You’re wishing to calm your mind. 

You try yourself to calm down,
but nothing works; you get stressed.
You feel like you’re alone,
Your mind says, “Please make it stop”. 

Stress

By: Adrian Drower

Do you feel like you can’t think?
Do you feel like you’re alone?
Do you feel like you will cry
because you can’t calm your mind? 

People ask if you’re all right,
You say yes, though you are not.
Your mind says stay by yourself,
Part of you wants to get help. 

What is Stress?

By: Adrian Drower

Does it feel like your head hurts?
Do you feel uncomfortable?
Do you feel strange or weird?
Do you feel like you can’t think? 

Do you feel you’re out of place?
Almost like you don’t belong?
It’s possible you feel stressed,
Don’t panic, we’ve all been there. 

Irony

By: Adrian Drower

I’m packing boxes at work,
Sample boxes to be shipped.
So I’m looking for boxes
to pack up other boxes. 

There’s a big mound of boxes,
There’s big medium and small.
I try to find ones that work,
I’m having no luck… ha, ha. 

Music Connects

By: Adrian Drower

Billy Joel sings in my head,
“Why Should I Worry?” is said.
A song I sing every day,
cause sometimes life- not my way. 

“You Gotta Be” by Desree,
Says you have to be yourself.
“Get Rhythm” from Walk the Line,
Says find ways to be happy. 

Part of Life

By: Adrian Drower

Do people know what love is?
Love is trust and honesty.
Compassion and empathy,
Communicate and listen. 

Do we know what friendship is?
There’s no fear of being judged.
Sometimes help to face your fear,
They see you as a human. 

An Adrian Like No Other

By: Adrian Drower

My birthday has happened,
This year I turned thirty.
My personal life needs change,
No one said it was easy. 

Poetry for me; easy,
I have over two hundred.
A way of self- expression,
So yes it is important. 

Father’s Day

By: Adrian Drower

A day for celebrating,
Celebrating our fathers’.
Even our father figures,
Happy Father’s Day to all! 

Though the day comes once a year,
We show our love every day.
We share our love and respect,
We trust them; they’re important.