#publicspeaking
hands and brow sweating
hyperventilating
heart pounding
mind racing
hands shaking
wait!
close your eyes
inhale, hold, exhale
inhale, hold, exhale
clench your fists, release
clench your fists, release
take a sip of water
take a sip of water
open your eyes
straighten your posture
and begin speaking
you got this!
I believe in you!
just persevere
Nov 3, 2025
Nov 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM UTC
standing in the front of the room
people crowded at the desks
their eyes boring into yours
your skin burning and prickly
heart pounding out of your chest
hands shaky and voice quavering
breathing heavy and feeling dizzy
the room is spinning
vision going black
I can't do this anymore!
help!
Nov 3, 2025
Nov 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM UTC
A clipped voice,
slips noise-
lessly
into
the fray.
Yellow
and shaky.
Bland, I know.
I hate to
Say.
Butterfly
in a storm,
normally deep.
I crack,
lacking wingspan.
Headcave retreat.
Feet save
my mouth.
Because the wrong
thing ran.
Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020 at 1:05 PM UTC
One touch,
One look,
One word,
One breath,
One dream,
One vision,
One love,
One shot,
One bomb
One...
It takes ONE... To change the world.
Feb 6, 2018
Feb 6, 2018 at 3:49 AM UTC