I no longer need to be anesthetized; I can stand still and feel my feelings. ~ For Today (Kindle Locations 137-138).

Boredom requires no concoction
featuring sugar, flour, nuts.
Fear doesn’t need apple fritters
to build up courage, seem confident.
A few extra minutes in the car
tied to dread of being early —
insecurity in small talk —
requires no convenience store spree.
Anger demanding eating at him
punishes nobody but me.
To reward myself for eating right
I should try a pause for beauty
not found in a Blizzard cup.
I can stand to feel my feelings
and the lack of guilt resounds,
a heavenly melody of feeling.