Anxiety

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I'm asking for help with a paranoid frown:
Quicker breaking. My heart's fast beating.
The anxiety remains in letting friends down.

There's NO way I'd walk alone around town.
Trying to explain thoughts is hard when I'm not thinking.
I should ask for help with a paranoid frown.

The biggest loner, an anti-social crown.
I'm nail-chewing. My fingers are bleeding!
The anxiety remains in letting family down.

Oh my God! Wait! I'm going to drown!
Everyone's watching, what event am I swimming?
I could've asked for help with a paranoid frown.

I look like a fool, sound like a clown.
Why am I forced into public speaking?
The anxiety remains in letting everyone down.

I'm on the edge of a mental breakdown,
Test-taking and nervous twitching.
I'm scared to ask for help, and with a paranoid frown,
The anxiety remains. I'm letting myself down.

~JessTheWolf 🐺

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