Relax,
Echoes my mind to my body.
Don’t walk in circles,
Don’t tremble,
Just stay still.
Yet my hands continue to shake,
So I clasp them tightly together.
Again,
I try to calm myself,
But apprehension persists.
“What if’s?” and “I can’t.” is all I can think,
Is all too much for me to take.
I feel like a porcelain doll,
Fragile.
About to crumble,
About to break—
A storm wreaks havoc in my head.
Powerful gusts of anxious thoughts blow.
My heart is heavy with worry,
With fear.
My brain is unsteady,
Yet endures the wind.
That is until the flood begins.
Unease showers down from the sky,
Droplets accumulating into a sea.
Unable to remain above the tide,
My brain submerges in negativity.
Sinking into the deep,
Dark sea—
Anxiety
consumes
my
mind.
My
brain
is
overwhelmed.
Can
sense
no
way
out.
No
escape.
I
am
Trapped,
I
AM
SCARED—
Then in the pitch black,
A dim light appears.
A hand on my shoulder,
I turn my head and see you.
Looking into my eyes,
You instantly know what I’m thinking,
How I’m feeling.
My cracks emerge for all to see.
Wrapping your arms around me,
I hug you back tightly.
You take a steady breath,
I follow your lead.
In— Out—
In— Out—