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Anxiety Shakes

If they had a sound

It would be a can of loose screws

Sitting on a washing machine

A constant jangle of bits and pieces

 

If they had a taste

It would be sour candy

And a battery on your tongue

Electric and sharp all at once

 

If you could touch them

They would feel like static

And cotton *****

Unpleasantly soft with a scratchy tingle

 

If you breathed them in

It would be rubbing alcohol

With cinnamon and pepper

A raw burn followed by touches of spice

 

But when you see them

You might not realize

A bouncing leg here

Drumming fingers there

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Sep 16, 2023
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