After the storm, when the winds settle down

It's all I can do to stifle the sound

Of my scream and tears borne from frustration and regret

That I let my emotions control me, that I got so upset

It starts unassuming, like most storms often do

Everything is fine until I feel something new

Until that feeling builds and the pressure explodes

Although actually, it's truer to say that I implode

And unleash a barrage of thunder and lightning

No wait that's just me, isn't that frightening?

My voice a loud boom, my emotions frayed as a wire

It takes more than you think to put out this fire

But when the whole scene is all said and done

That's when my turmoil has truly begun

Because that's when my body comes down from its high

That the storm brought with it, even though its a lie

Because it's not a high when I'm left at my lowest of lows

Forced to face the aftermath of all of my woes

With my will to go on and my energy drained

and a new story for my therapist the only thing gained

Yet on I trek to pick up the pieces and put it all back together

As I hope and pray desperately for sunnier weather