The Grief Of Morning

Grief
Attacks first
In the morning
A silent ambush
Waiting to
Assault you 
The moment you wake
And overload
Your heart
With
Annoyance or Anger or Sorrow
And curse your day
With the weight 
Of bitter emotion

But not today
Today
I stayed strong
And said no 
To the grief 
It fought back
Of course
And renewed its attack
But I for once
Would not relent 
I would not
Let myself
Be harmed by things
Over which
I have no control

I got up for a while
To gather my thoughts
To summon my strength 
And resolve
And focus on 
The important things
And people
In my life
People who deserve 
The best from me
Not a shell of a man
Haunted still
By events
From the past

I went 
Back to bed
And slept 
Once again
Resting soundly till
Well after ten
A significant step
In the battle 
To win
My happiness 
Back again 

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