White-knuckled

This has to stop.
Once was far too many times, right?
Some advice - that song by .38 Special, "Hold On Loosely" -
yeah, just like that.
A twenty year-old shouldn't be acting like a puppy dog,
no matter how cute it may seem at first.
We've discussed this ad nauseum, I've made myself nauseous ad nauseum,
one of us should wear a leash.
I feel
sick, but I'm sure
that would be the best solution
to my symptoms
of today and next year.