Crisis Mode

Her life seems to be
One painful ordeal after another,
An amazing series of crises
That never gives her a break,
Or a moment’s rest,
Before the next trauma begins.
She is always in a rush,
Scrambling to meet a deadline,
Staving off impending disaster,
And struggling to make ends meet.
She is in a state
Of perpetual overwhelm,
Reacting to events
As if each one
Has the power to do her in.
Even going to the bathroom
Is dealt with as an emergency.
She never stops long enough
To think that it could possibly be
Any other way
Or that she might somehow be causing
Things to occur that way.