Tense Times Poem by John Sensele

When blues cloud your tranquil space
Dare to look them straight in the eye
Draw a line in the sand and put in place
Measures to kill their blue lie.

When troubles try to turn your multicolour
World into a sea of aches and stresses
Challenge them to show their true colour
So that you may spank their sick presses.

When low points and fear squeeze your mind
Hold your head high and step forward to challenge
Them to attack you from the front, not from behind
Not from the left, above or from the fringe.

Don't give sad moments and cheats a chance
To discourage you, to taunt you, to shake
Your determination, your moral assurance
‘Cos victory is yours to lose and yours to take.