Instructions For A Bad Day By Shane Koyczan

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Everyone knows what a bad day feels like. But in the moment, it is so easy to forget this. “Instructions for a Bad Day” by Shane Koyczan is a calm and gentle reminder that you aren’t alone in your feelings. Koyczan compares a bad day to the clothes you wear and own, “You can stack misery, you can pack despair, you can even wear your sorrow- but come tomorrow you must change your clothes.” This amazing metaphor is about how things change. The sun rises tomorrow, and a bad nightmare ends with the light. I find the poem to be a good reminder to myself that I need to respect my feelings. All too often I push down how I feel so others do not have to fuss over me. The quote, “Silence left to its own devices, breeds silence.” spoke to me so well,