Great Poetry

[Brian37]

Gawdzilla Saved Me,  By Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB and @brianrrs37 on twitter).
 
Florence was 
Barreling down
On the east coast
I had to get out of town.
 
I could not decide
How to escape
North or south
Or east to evade
 
I delayed and delayed
Till the last minute
Then finally left
In a panic
 
Rushed to remove
Things from my yard
Put my cat in his crate
Started my car
 
Got stuck in traffic
On the way there
The bullseye closing in
In my despair 
 
But I made
It to my hotel
Hundreds of miles inland
Avoided the coastal hell
 
Relief you'd think
Was on my menu
But the hurricane destroyed
Paths to return to
 
Day after day
I watched the news
Wondering how
I'd make it through
 
How to get  back
I had no Waze
Just a cheap burner phone
No way to get through the maze
 
Minute by minute
Road reports
Would have the them open one second
The next second closed
 
I was desperate
To get back home
Not knowing which roads
Would be open
 
Highway 40 
Became a river
My panic set in
Gawdzilla delivered 
 
I suffer from
Anxiety and depression
My hesitation
Made return the question
 
I did not want
To make the attempt
To return
Only to get stuck
 
My online friend
Offered to
Sit by the phone
Till I got through
 
Just in case
A road got blocked
On my way back
I could call
 
Call him up
And adjust my barrings 
To get home
Without worrying
 
No it was not
Katrina or a Tsunami
My house fared fine
I was lucky
 
But mentally
I can say
Just being there
I found my way
 
Gawdzilla is
His nickname
Glad to have
This online friend
 
To understand
Those who have anxiety
Can magnify
Any event
 
To the point
Panic sets in
He kept me calm
On my return.