final countdown

When someone tries to 

Come in your room 

In the middle of the night

With a hammer- I reckon

You best be on your way 

Fast asleep until that blip!

11:30 the shit hit the fan. 

Double check. 

Run ideas past a trusted friend. 

Be confident you’re not part of the problem. 

Then stand your ground. 

I’m not deserving of screaming

Obscenities at midnight - 

No matter what you say I did. 

Calm your ass down and talk

To me like an adult. 

Not a parent to a child. 

Not a scolding. Not a rage attack. 

Talk adult to adult. 

It’s amazing how fast I’ll cut ties

With someone who likes

To threaten my mental health. 

Especially if you’ve shown me 

your dark side before. 

You choose to wallow in filth;

I choose to walk away and let you. 

So it’s a good day here in Mudville. 

Eventually even the Mighty Casey

Can strike out. Watch. 

I won’t sidetrack my retirement. 

I won’t sidetrack my diet. 

I won’t give away my health and sobriety. 

Not for some asshole. 

I had a blogging friend back in 2009. 

Well, tragically, she died.

 (Car wreck- not disease related.)

But before she did, we talked. 

She had a dog that she changed

All her plans for.  Excuses? 

I won’t stop and I won’t 

Fall apart. No matter what.