when the worry comes

you hold on.
you hold tightly
to the moment
and let the fear pass.
you don't dwell on
lunatics beheading
innocence,
or the ignorant
pointing fingers
at the LGBT community
for all of the world's woes.
you advert your gaze
from the lying eyes
of the upper class
collecting the money
that could feed your family.
you stay away from products
like Nestle who want to
take away your water
so they can control your thirst.
you do your best not to think
of people being murdered on a whim
by psychopaths
for no other reason than pain.
when the worry comes,
you vote out the ones
who call Social Security an
Entitlement as if
being entitled to work
your life away
is something that is no longer
rewarded.
you try to remain kind
in the typhoon of hate
and misinformation
that runs rampant
in our buzzword society.
you remain calm
when they talk of Heaven
as if what we're living in
can only be described as
some sort of Hell.
you lean on your friends
and you family
and support them
as best as you can
because life
sometimes
comes ripping through
and everyone needs
someone
to tend to the wounds.