letting down the walls,
allowing the nightmare to wash over me,
a flood of fears and anxieties
i have worked so hard to keep at bay,
now consuming me
in ravenous hunger,
each one biting -
a million small mouths, each taking a piece of my energy.
i have always had enough to hold on,
to stay strong,
hidden behind the facade that i show the world.
now i close the door behind me,
accepting the mantle entrusted,
knowing that i will not make it through unscathed.
opening to the energy of the world,
feeling everything -
the hurt and pain,
sadness and joy,
success and achievement,
loss and grief,
feeling all the feels.