Overwhelmed

Overwhelmed

To say the least

I feel like I'm drowning

In situations beyond my power

Beyond my control

I feel so heavy

So weighed down

By the weight of the world

A world I cannot control

My head feels fuzzy

Like a TV that cannot find a station

I feel like I'm running a race

With no finish line

I cannot see the end of things

But feel like I'm grasping for an end

To the chaos

The disorder

The things out of my control

I want to not feel so heavy

I want to feel like I'm floating

But I'm stuck

Inside my mind

And I'm a prisoner there

I know I have the keys to set myself free

But can't figure out

How to work the locks

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

The speaker relates feelings of overwhelming stress because of a world that can't be controlled. No specifics are given, just a feeling of helplessness. Can't think of any advice save an old French proverb: "Praise the God of all, drink the wine and let the world be the world." There is no true peace but that within yourself.