Handle This Please Lord? Poem by Adrienne Clark Strachn

Stressful situations everywhere
car note, mortgage, credit cards
created by no other but ourselves
we want nice things
I just want to stay in bed and cover my head
noise, music, phone ringing
handle it
the test of life
endurance
survival
proof of what exists
freedom, yet advisities
I love myself
this is why I have bills
have to pay them
decisions, which one first,
stress will not defeat me
face it
I can handle it
today, I will be more positive
powerful, cheerful, prayerful
Please, God
Help me Handle this today!


(2004)