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Anxiety

by madison-freestone

My thoughts frizz and sizzle away incoherently Killed too soon by my anxiety. You asked what's wrong with me And thought I was exaggerating when I said everything. Write. Write it down- make it rhyme. That'll clear my mind Stop the darkness from clawing it's way outside. Make a list- that's what she makes me do. Make lists for everything from weekly chores to properly cleaning each room. Lists lists lists lists lists. I can't take this. Anxiety. That's something wrong with me. Why right now I'm crying in fetal position shaking violently. Introversion. I'm scared of my own voice- though I've been taught it's a voice that's wrong and insignificant- I'm scared of it. Weakness. I can't stand up for myself Protect myself from this awful hell. I can't be good enough. Never good enough.
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