Written Word Wednesday

Anxiety (The Journey Within):

My heart constricts, locked tight

Like the jaws of an animal/

Today's troubles, eating away at myself like a cannibal/

Breathing uneven, eyes dilated/

A pain set so deep inside me, that I almost feel violated/

Understand me, as my body fails/

Not being able to calm the mind, I exhale/

But what fills my lungs is worry and confusion/

And a crippling angst that feels unhuman/

Calm. A feeling that I cannot seem to summon/

An unwelcome guest, that came so sudden/

"Breathe," I say. "Breathe."

I'm trying as I feel weak at the knees/

I feel like I'm dying and a part of me wants to succeed/

Close my eyes and swallow the unease/

Block out dread, the feeling beneath/

Anxiety rattles the body and flusters my bones/

Continues to change the thoughts that hoover over like drones/

"Let go. Let me go.

Loosen these reigns, as I'm feeling low/

Take your hands off me, anxiety

You are not my friend/

I have faith, I am strong, against you I will defend/

Get lost anxiety, you have no place here/

Don't come back, don't show your face here."