Artful Release

The pressure is building in my brain 

A release! A release! Oh, my I need a release! 

Annoying voices my ears do hear 

Like the flight of a mosquito buzzing a little too close 

I swat at one but I can’t fight them all 

So much tension 

Pent up frustration 

It seems at times my mind will explode 

Or I lose all restraint and come to blows 

Lend me your ear 

So you can hear 

The mountain of anxiety I must bear 

Weeks and weeks 

Months and months 

Years and years of hidden tears 

Brought about by age-old fears 

My release won’t come 

It’s artfully hidden 

So I continue with a desire of the driven 

Artfully releasing what once was unwritten 

Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. 2009