Take Cover - Imminent Storm (ah..... well....... There could have been one.....)

Where, if at all, do you experience, prophecies of catastrophe?
From that set jaw, to that puckered sphincter
What would it be like to draw with regularity,
An unguided "cleansing breathe?"

What are you preparing for?
Do you fear disaster,
Your mortality,
or being seen complacent - therefore caught "off guard."

How much is enough for "a rainy day?"
Knowing you will not, stop the rain.
What did you lose while waiting,
For the storm that never came?

Would the "calm" be of benefit during the tempest,
rather than anxiously frittered away, awaiting its arrival?
Where is the devastation most acute,
External environment or your inner sanctum?

Excessive chronic "diligence" depletes reserves
Without yielding even a modicum of peace in return.
Reach if you will, exerting your utmost
And still you won't see beyond the horizon.

Listen beyond the hype
You can hear the "eye of the storm"
Go into hiding,
Or embrace a walk in the rain.