 There is a sense of catastrophe waiting behind the shaking that emotionally rips her from those she loves in the earthquake of her nervous system.She seem to be reminding herself that it seems worse than it is, and yet as it worsens, she wonders if she will have the strength to continue.As comfort fades into panic in the face of the future, containing the experience and eliminating the physical shaking from her poetry allows her to discuss it in an organized way, enforced by the complicated structure of the villanelle.