Spiral

Floating peacefully in my mind on the mirror of a glass calm sea All is well with my world I have great friends and family My artwork is spreading, videos being watched My words are being asked for I have a truly wonderful life From it I couldn't ask much more But suddenly the mirror begins to crack From nowhere comes a mental wind shear Like a great Nor easter in my head My world becomes filled with fear With the gale my calm is stolen My relaxing float has been disrupted Turbulent gray matter tosses my raft My peace suddenly corrupted Waves crashing in on my cyclonic life Monstrous seas and a rogue typhoon As I break the top of one white cap The next brings visions of doom In my little raft I am tossed about I dread the future and what comes next Who's right? Who's wrong? An attack on my soul I spiral helpless into the vortex Gasping as the worries fill my lungs The end is near I will surely drown Then suddenly from a fading horizon Comes a familiar peaceful sound As the trials of life spin viciously by There's a ray of hope with a silver lining My wife holds course, she takes over the helm As she speaks of a world still shining She allows me to speak, rambling nonsense Of how I think my world is dividing My pacing slows, I am able to sit Minds turbulence slowly subsiding As I ease back to the calm that brings me comfort thoughts of fishing and hunting ducks I realize once again it is just the power of my mind and anxiety really sucks.