Speed Bumps 12/03/2021

It’s ok to be angry
It’s ok to be upset
As you encounter
Speed bumps in life.

Just remember
Not to linger too long
In this emotional state
For the mind will
Continue to spin
Uncontrollably
Like a top.

Close your eyes
Take a deep
Expanding breathe
Sighing out slowly
And feel your heart
Open wide.

Smiling with delight
Saying you’re
The best
And always
Remember that.

Continue breathing
Thoughts begin to soften
As your anger enters
This loving chamber
Leaning in
To face it
With compassion.

Allow the tears to fall
Scream if you must
But don’t let anger
Settle in
And stay long.

Continue this process
As many times needed
Befriending
And accepting
Your speed bumps in life
With a smile.

Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author