may 1

sauna solutions by danelle

Hissing steam, rises so hot,
wraps tightly around, like a blanket of heat.
A mental and emotional fight,
cleverly disguised as a physical feat.

The challenge to transform the sweat,
into something not bitter, but sweet.
The choices are much more complex,
than choosing from white or wheat.

An aching head, a chest so tight,
it feels like a trick, not a treat.
Each puzzle is complicated, right down to the core,
no picture is fully complete.

It will require all of my might,
to face the conclusions I meet.
But I took the first step, to enter this site,
claiming my well-deserved seat.

To tackle the ghosts of the future and past,
far more difficult than folding a sheet.
My journeys in life can be ever so great,
depending on which paths I greet.

If I fail to move on and forgive who I must,
it is only myself, whom I'll cheat.
They say our minds are powerful computers,
I sure wish mine had a delete.

Sometimes, to gain a clean slate,
we must suffer an onslaught of sleet.
But, I know happiness is in my own hands,
misery is never concrete.

Support will be mine, if I speak my mind,
no one benefits from deceit.
The future is where I must take aim,
the past cannot compete.

I am strong, I have no doubt,
these obstacles I will defeat.
For now, I am melting, my troubles they fade,
oozed from the souls of my feet.

My mind it was whirling, confused and afraid,
a commander without my fleet.
All I feel now, is hunger and thirst,
so I'm going upstairs to eat.