My body is manifesting stress
During the only time frame
When I allow weakness
PMS is a real ankle biter for me
So when I start seeing red
I dial it back and enter stasis mode
That window of 4 to 7 days is
Dedicated to admitting I'm off kilter
So that I can just wait out the reboot
Head hurts? Nauseous? Exhausted?
Sleep it off, a few extra naps should help
It's ok to feel weak, but I still refuse to get sick
The only problem is dealing with my demons
During those lazy afternoons with lowered guard
It's an unfortunate irritation, but it won't last forever
Depression I just sleep off and its better
Anger is usually just the hormones talking
The anxiety is what gets me most, but it is manageable
It's just the stressors themselves
That are doing me in right now
Making it so much harder to control the stress
Extreme hunger just to make food and realize
That I no linger have an appetite that can stomach eating it
An exhausted insomniac sleeping the day away restlessly
Talk about mood swings, it's a real riot in here
Up one minute, down the next second
Perfectly fine yet still so wreaked inside
But once that window is up, 4-7 days past
I'm back to the normal me again, slaying
No longer weakened, no longer bothered, a BOSS