Mourning Skies

Anxious

Ready for school?

No you're not

Check again,

Something you forgot?

Walk through the entrance

Check your hair once more

"Everyone's staring,"

Just go through the door

And the shadows come again

Look at their eyes?

Friends say you look fine

"But I know those are lies."

You can feel the judgement

Like a wave of heat

"I can hear their thoughts,"

To the bathroom, retreat

The mirror shows

No sign or problem

But your mind chuckles

You've tried to stop them

Back in the hallway

A stream of faces

Looming, dark eyes

"I don't like these places."

In first period

You can relax for a bit

Breathe in, breathe out

Don't trigger another fit

The bell rings now

And the class floods in

Your moment of peace

Is pierced with a pin

Say goodbye to the calm

Everyone turns at your cry

Your face bounced off the floor

And you faint where you lie

At the nurses office

With an ice pack on your head

They won't send you home

Even though you feel dead

So you brave the day

And paint on a grin

It'll last this period

Don't let it sink in

Ah, how you've tried

To escape this reality

But it's pretty hard

With this thing called anxiety