Pressed

A New Poem

Impressed by all the hellish news
in the press, I can only express
the conclusion that
too many of us are feeling
all manner of pressure these days.
I've grown so weary of the pressed words:
	Depressed.
	Oppressed.
	Suppressed.
	Repressed.
So, I have resolved to
think about words that lighten:
	Flowers.
	Dragonflies.
	Colors.
	Sunshine
	Humor.
	Babies.
	Beach.
	Moonlight.
There.
This list is longer than the first,
and we can add many more
bright words to it.
So, how about it?
Shall we at least try
to decompress and
lighten up?

Yes, I grew this from a cutting I got in Hawaii many years ago.  Maybe I should add "Hawaii" to my list of bright words...