Blue Emotions 7/12/2023

Feeling down
Feeling blue
Feeling my life
Brittle and dry
As regrets step
Into this moment
What do I do?

Should I feel
Sorry for myself
Should I feel remorse?
Or do I sing
With the blues
And dance
With my regrets?

Accepting the emotions
That have surfaced
Offering them
Comfort
And a place to heal
Within the heart.

Instead of
Hiding them
And prolonging
The pain
That’s buried
Deep inside.

Acknowledging
Within mindfulness
And relaxed
Breathing
These blue emotions
Need
My attention.

Taking time now
To heal the past
Will allow the future
To be brighter
And happier
No questions
About that.

Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author