Palisade
Location
Back in sixth grade
exercise became my first aid
against any anxiety grenade
that I tried to evade
whenever I was dismayed
by a mishap or blockade
I would retreat into my
aerobics-fortified palisade
Exercise was my diversion
from any problem that could worsen
and I had aversion to dealing with an issue in person
so any problem or misfortune
was ignored like a Peruvian orphan
Some people drink when faced with sorrow and woe
but I worked out to undergo the tidal flow
an addiction to exercise may sound good for you
but a person who does push-ups in a department store loo
is not someone you want to turn into
My situation needs to be improving
and this fiend in my brain needs a bruising
So I’m gonna demand command and take a firm stand
My mind is my own land and I’m taking it back
You understand?
By the summer before eighth grade
the beast had been slaid
And the walls surrounding my mind decayed
I could now have a glass of homemade lemonade
without worrying about the number of calories it contained