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| - mixed media from my older journals - |
She worries about what others might say.
She worries about how family may judge.
She worries she has gained three ounces.
She worries she will be single all of her life.
She worries she will be childless all of her life.
She worries she may want a divorce.
She worries he will leave her for a younger woman.
She worries her daughter will become sexually active at thirteen.
She worries about her adult-middle-age-almost-senior-citizen children.
She worries about worries...
"You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow."
- Janis Joplin (1943–1970)
originally published in 2008
