The Unhealthy Habit Hokey Pokey
A 'Dancing with Distraction' acrostic poem
By Leslie WritesPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
Deny reality
Invent a new crisis
Sweat the small stuff
Throw a tantrum
Ruminate
Announce your plans
Cater to your inner critic
Theorize
Invite doubt
Overthink
Now freeze
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Comments (9)
Love this! 'Now freeze' was the perfect ending
This was wayyyy too relatable! Loved your poem!
The last line made it! Really good I love this one 😁
You said it very sufficiently ❤️💯❗📝
The original description of an overthinking, very relatable. Well done 🥰
I think a lot of us are reading this going “why did Leslie write about me!?” 🫣🫣. This is really good stuff!!
I LIKE IT GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simply delightful, loved it!!!💖💖💕
I love what you did here. One of my favorites I’ve seen. Well done!