—after the NHS website

1. Reframe unhelpful thoughts

I tear the edges
of my teenage photo then I
hang the empty frame.

2. Be in the present

The cardboard box is just
the right size. I hide within it
and wait to be opened.

3. Get good sleep

On every page
I write Zs
until dawn.

4. Connect with others

Elastic band in hand,
I stretch it out, ready to fling
at anyone with an open eye.

5. Live a healthy life

health health health
health wealth health
health health health

6. Do something for yourself

This list has been impetus
not for significance
but for selfishness.

7. Write a letter to future you

Dear FutureMe, PastMe failed. PresentMe
tried to future-proof itself so you might exist
in a third place we are all striving to reach.