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Anxiety
February 26, 2019
I am the pit in your stomach as you speak,
The monster under your bed,
In your closet.
I creep around silently,
Though I am deadly.
I am the bad thoughts,
The butterflies.
The fear and jealousy.
You can’t see me but oh,
I’m there.
Watching,
Waiting,
Crawling through your lungs,
Making them feel,
As if they might just collapse.
I burrow into your dreams,
Causing them to turn dark.
I do this as I please,
Me
I am
Anxiety
© Julie S., Marblehead, MA
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This article has 7 comments.
Nightmare_Beauty GOLD said...
on Sep. 17 2019 at 3:22 pm
@StarNightGirl Thank you!
Nightmare_Beauty GOLD said...
on Mar. 8 2019 at 5:24 pm
@Autumnstarw and @greys-anna Thank you both so much!!
greys-anna BRONZE said...
on Mar. 7 2019 at 10:03 am
your words are so powerful and perfectly describe what anxiety is like
Autumnstarw BRONZE said...
on Mar. 6 2019 at 1:16 pm
I love love love accurate representation of anxiety in poetry, this is moving!
Nightmare_Beauty GOLD said...
on Feb. 27 2019 at 10:04 am
@jane13 Thank you!
Anxiety is the exact personifiation of that feeing of anxiety. I wrote this as a Personify Me peice. I think this might be my favorite out of my work.