I knew a guy who was always calm as a rock.
I couldn’t understand how he always seemed
to have an unruffled demeanor.
He had the kind of calm I lacked, impossible
for me to stay calm as a rock, unshakable
as a stone.
I asked him one day he was always able to
always remain so incredibly calm.
He said it’s all like a ruse. I’m a nervous
wreck inside. I just hide it well.

Bob Boyd