I Worried
The COVID pandemic has ushered in a pandemic of anxiety. Patients and healthcare workers have struggled with PTSD, and many people are anxious about the ways their lives are changing, and might still change. While some anxiety can be productive, too much is destructive. Mary Oliver’s poem, “I Worried,” reminds the reader to lay it down and go “out into the morning.” Going out into the morning may mean literally opening your door and stepping outside, but sometimes it means reaching out to a friend or therapist.
I Worried has been removed from Our Break Room at the request of the Oliver’s estate.
