Form Friday: Free Verse Poem - Random Thoughts on Friday the Thirteenth

Listen to the birds
the sing joyful notes of praise
on Friday
or any other day.

They don't let worries
bother about
monetary issues
bother them.

They have problems
that are natural,
simple,
and solvable.

They have to watch
for the neighborhood cats,
find food in a desert city,
look for water on hot or cool days,

This is Friday the Thirteenth
and I worry,
but not about
good or bad luck
because luck
and coincidence
are two sides
of the same coin.

I worry
about finances,
about getting money in the bank
by Monday;
I stop,
I say a prayer,
I work online
knowing that no matter
how much I make this weekend
it will not get into the bank
before Tuesday,
Wednesday,
or Thursday
and it needs to be there
on Monday.

I will not give up
not matter how impossible
the problem I face
because
miracles happen
and working on something
alleviate worry energy
that prevents me
from finding a solution.