Too much thinking,
overthinking,
mental multitasking.

Processing everything
from the past,
perpetual spin cycle.

Finding comfort in
old excuses, we keep
doing what we do.

Repeating mistakes,
second guessing
about everything.

Too often anticipating
the worst scenarios,
mind in overdrive mode.

Keeps a person wondering
why nothing ever
seems to change.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.