"You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow."
- Janis Joplin (1943–1970)
She worries about what others might say.
She worries about how family may judge.
She worries about going to hell for not going to church.
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...
mixed media, 2008
excerpts from my journals
mixed media, 2008
excerpts from my journals