Take Up

in casual conversation a

scenario was described

innocently

that raised alarm

 

Break

the words stayed

in my head

days later

and would swim

in my mind bouncing

without conscious purpose

until it connected

 

Overtravel

and then the spin

noticeable

and uncontrollable

at moments

sparking irrational behavior

running ram shod on routines

and plans

goals seem so foreign

 

Reset

once recognized

grappling to unwind

pull the crazy back on the spool

and confront what was unbound