Keep Calm & Cheetah On

but bruises heal

brightlightsloudnoises:

it will come
like an
unseen left hook,

no drama behind it

just the sudden 
heavy weight
and raw power
of too many
weeks
ignoring
the mind
and spirit,

it will blink out
the light

and send you reeling
down that
steep slope
you fought
every inch to
climb—

it will
undo years of
work in
one
manic
instant,

and after a while you realize 
there’s really nothing else to do but
get back up
and try to pay
better
attention
next
time