SHORT POEM
LIVING IN THE CONDITIONAL
by Casey Bottono

Worry rumbling
If this, then what?
I wrestle control of my mind
By coming home to the breath.
Right here, in this breath
There is no danger
This moment, and the next
Let ‘later’ be later.
Fireworks in the mind
Disorganised thoughts
Clamour for attention
Nothing I can solve
And yet, I try.
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Casey Bottono is a poet, writer and workshop facilitator based in Cornwall, UK. She holds an M.A. in Professional Writing from Falmouth University. Her work deals with themes of disability, grief, mental health and recovery. Her poetry has been published in the Hard Times Happen anthology of writing on mental health (Black Pear Press, 2021) and in the Lapidus International journal of writing for wellbeing.

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