Overwhelmed

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Overwhelmed is what I feel when I walk into a busy room.
Emotions rushing in like a typhoon.
The pit in my stomach growing bigger.
My heartbeat racing quicker.
The sounds swarm around me.
Talking, laughing, feet against the floor.
It's all too much for me to ignore.
"It'll be okay just focus" I tell myself.
But the noises are a wave and I'm standing at the tide, getting pulled under.
Drowning, decaying, dissolving.
Until all that's left is me.
Lying there.
A mess.

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