A news bulletin flashes across your television screen. There's a weather alert for the entire viewing area. A bad storm is headed your way. You hope this storm doesn't come to pass. But just in case, you take the necessary steps to prepare. You think that you can handle this storm on your own. You don't need any other protection or help. You have everything under control, so you think. Isn't that how our mind operates? We think we have everything under control. Our mind becomes clouded with wrong thinking. We get distracted by the static that enters our mind. In the poem 'Static in My Radio, ' describes the thought process. The radio represents the mind. Static is the external things we take in internally such as worry, anger, doubt, anxiety, insecurity, rejection. The list goes on and on. The static gets into our radio (mind). It not only affects the way we think, but the way we talk. It will have a lasting effect on our relationships. We start making wrong decisions. Guess what happens next? That big nasty storm is on the way. Imagine yourself in the midst of the storm. It's a scary place to be. High winds are blowing. The rain is pouring down so hard until you feel you're going to be washed away. That's how life is sometimes. Life is one big rain storm that pushes you like a tidal wave. Some circumstances happen unexpectedly. Let's face it; we cause some of the stuff we get ourselves into. Situations do occur that we have no control over, but 'God is in Control' as stated in the poem: "God is in control, telling me which way to go." In my storm I have endured a troubled marriage, health problems and financial problems. I have lost love ones who were dear to me. Everyone handle their storm differently. How I handle my storm is to write about it. God gave me the gift to tell my stories of my hurt and pain through poetry. Writing poetry is therapy for me. It helps me to heal. God allowed my struggles to help others. I hope that my poetry will help others and draw th