Hopeless

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November 7th, 2023

I choke on the anxiety that rushes through my veins.
Red hot and burning, attempting to eat up anything within its path.
I try my hardest to reason with myself, to stop it, contain it, smother it out.
It burns to the touch, turning my hands black with despair.
I beg it to go away, to find somewhere else to live.
It dips deep until I can't see anything past the horrors it presents.
My heart pounding, my lungs refusing to fill with air, my world crumbling around me.
I know I'm hopeless against it.

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