When it rains, it pours

Just life....

Stress, anxiety, and worry
The perfect trichotomy
They all come together, hand in hand
Skipping down the path
In a seeming everlasting forest

You turn one corner, and you're free
Till you see a tree that has toppled over
Onto the path you once walked
A new boxer thrown into the ring
Just right after the last one

Scrambling on your feet
Tired of being beat continuously
Wishing you could throw in the towel
Knowing that you'll just have to move more fast-paced
New boxers added once the lasts been defeated

You start running away from your adversary
Hoping you could just hide them in the closet
But the opponents start to pile up and gather
Thinking you're free you open the door
All the problems fall on you
Because when it rains it pours


Five against one has low odds
More joining in to explore the one who hides
In the end, the losers join the ”solved” heap
Sitting on the bench, waiting for the next match
Resting in the calm of the storm

Author's Note

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Reviews

[C. Lee Battaglia]

You start running away from your adversary
Hoping you could just hide them in the closet
But the opponents start to pile up and gather
Thinking you're free you open the door
All the problems fall on you
Because when it rains it pours

Another great poem! this one really captured the scene and it made me feel as if I were in the story also! You have a great talent of captivating the audience and making them feel part if the poem!
keep up the excellent poetry!

Your friend,

C. Lee Battaglia

[AllauraRose]

Thanks for the review! I’m glad you liked it!

[C. Lee Battaglia]

You are most welcome!

[H L Rose]

I feel this one.

I liked the “skipping down the path” line. It personifies “stress, anxiety, and worry” well, evoking am image of their attitudes and the three personified emotions tear a person down with a smile on their face and a spring in their step.

I absolutely love the image in the fourth stanza of a bunch of stuff falling on a person as they open the closet.

“‘Solved’ heap” I also loved. And the quotes made me laugh.

I enjoyed reading this!

[AllauraRose]

Thanks for the review, and I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[H L Rose]

Of course!

[AllenS]

You brave the inner world of emotion. Thanks for the new word, for me, Tricholomy. I have never used it but can see it as a promising new addition to my understanding. [Three from the same source.] There is a surprise change of imagery in the second stanza from the woodland to the dog fight ring. I have felt the ominous presence of anxiety when I walk the woodland paths of my life. Learning the skill of what Mohammad Ali called "Floating like a butterfly and stinking like a bee" when addressing the threatening moments of my life. I have to be fleet of foot to sidestep and avoid pitfalls and assert myself when the opportunity does come. Yes, avoidance is not the ultimate answer, because the challenges keep coming when you are in the riing of life. I find that I can't always live "successfully" , in the way I may have previousely imagined but I can live "fruitfully" gaining much from unfolding encounters irregardless of stress, and anxiety, if I do not allow myself to be consumed by worry.

[AllauraRose]

No problem, it was a new word for me too. Yeah, life is like waking in a “spooky” forest, but it is also like boxing and never getting a long break. Thanks for the review! I’m glad you liked it!

[Robin Saxon]

I have viewed a number of your poems, your writing is intelligent and thoughtful.
Keep at it.

[AllauraRose]

Thanks! I'm glad you like my poems and I plan to keep writing!

[sette]

well that is life... it will be always be a mixture of joys and pains and the ultimate test will always be survival

[AllauraRose]

I agree I'm glad you liked it!