Stress

 

Stress, the disease of stealth

borne out of our driven age

Where we strive beyond our strength

only to succumb and then relinquish

Strong or weak stress seeks its prey

it affects almost every aspect of each day

It lies, often dormant before it strikes

then brought low, ill or in despair

We struggle to function as before

There is no immunisation or remedy of effect

as the virus can take many forms

Solace in alcohol or drugs are seized upon

for some medication to alleviate

or therapies to help cope

It is endemic to our age

a rampant killer of the weak and vulnerable

it is invisible and very subtle

It adopts many faces

and inhabits many places

and it carries no health warning