Emotional Regulation

the mind is free to consume itself

without regulation

a degree of control

boundaries decay

reality distorts

  freedom is lost

anxiety will take hold of you

for an emotional ransom

leaving you cracked wide open

draining you empty

exposing inconsistencies

inducing dissonance

self loathing

hatred

leaving you alone irrationally 

negotiating with a madman

fruitlessly

never ending

in a spiral downward

consuming a mind

lost in a familiar place

to a familiar tragedy

kidnapped by a body

you could not control

consumed by a mind

you never learned to regulate

Author's Note

Reviews

[T]

We often don't realize how important self-control and boundaries are until we get older/wiser, knowing we've wandered off the path. Reassessment and regrouping are a must, provided we haven't gone too far over the line and can't get back. Good song.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks Tim. I appreciate the review and the insight.