Anxiety – The Holiday Guest

A Poem About Anxiety

The same flutter in my chest
greets me at the end of each year –
Anxiety, my unwelcome guest,
 I try to pretend she isn’t here 
She stormed through my day, 
And I felt her make a mess 
My normal thoughts sheltered away
Sheltered away, silenced by the stress 
It seems everyone else is fine 
I’m the only nervous wreck 
If I could be my own coach 
I’d tell myself to take a rest
But I don’t show a single sign 
That I can’t catch my breath.
Anxiety, my secret; I make her hide 
I try my best not to forsake my pride
 She pulls me down, now I can’t move;
She’s got me frozen into place 
So much to lose, so much to prove 
If she should show her face.

by: Alyson Pi
November 24th, 2020