Stepping Back

I fret.

I worry.

I am concerned.

I pace the floor.

I consider.

I frown.

I mumble.

I remember it all.

I push it away.

I well up.

I decline.

I refuse.

I doubt.

I curse.

I moan.

I am solitary.

I hear my own voice.

I want another voice.

I dream.

I type.

I think of perspective.

I regret.

I rue.

I ache.

I wait.

I step back.

I disconnect.

I think of the now.

I worry about the worries.

I cover it up.

I find a laugh in a drawer.

I find a smile in a photo.

I put them on like a mask.

I brave it as best as I can.

I hate it.

I breathe.

I sigh.

I step through the door.

I find the rain.

I go forward.