it's how you get up

the life coach
calls at ten pm.
he's clear. he's ice.
he's straight up.
kind, nice.
he's been down my road.
a few times.
he hears it in my voice.
the anger,
the fear, the resentment,
the healing too.
he's funny and smart.
it's an hour session.
well worth the ducketts,
the price.
I watch his videos.
his take on what ails you,
what got you crazy.
the infection of crazy
upon you. he's brilliant
with his words.
it sinks in, all of it.
it helps, everything
helps, every day, every
night.
as he says before saying
goodbye,
it's not how you get
knocked down,
it's how you get up
that counts.