Put A Whoa To Your Woes Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Unstrap from that backpack you carry,
Loaded with burdens others on you dump.
And don't straddle on a saddle,
Believing the ride will get you over the hump.
Let go and jump away from that rat race.
Put a whoa to your woes.
Experience your life at a slower pace.
You can.
Just loosen up that grip you hold.

Take a morning walk.
Seek a place where there are trees.
Do this as often as you can.
And take some time to leave,
Those wanting to put upon you...
'Their' demands.

Unbunkle from those traps backpacked.
Let go and face the truth of facts.
Breathe the freshened air that's free.
Take a morning walk and talk,
With a doing amongst the listening trees.
Put a whoa to your woes and know,
You don't have to straddle a saddle...
To be buckled to beliefs,
Not returning to you a moment of peace.

Put a whoa to your woes.
Let them go.
And don't fear doing it as a solo.
But put a whoa to your woes.
You can.
And don't fear doing it as a solo.
Put a whoa to your woes to leave them behind,
And go!