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ANXIETY
ANXIETY
08-01-17
ANX-I-ETY
ANX-I-ETY
There ain't no place
For its unwelcome face
In modern society
The impropriety
Of anxiety
In todays society
Has me withholding this cry in me.
A shout-out for help
For understanding
For relief...
Leads only to disdain
Frustration of an imposition
Expressions of disgusted disbelief.
It's claws grab hold
And pierce like a knife.
It naws at your soul
Bringing nothing but strife.
Drowning on the inside
No one else can see
How I'm struggling to remain sane,
No one but me.
Can't show my struggle
Have to remain strong
Be the pillar of strength
For loved ones to lean on.
Afraid to give in
Afraid to let it be known...
Fear that once they see
They'll flee when it's shown.
It's my constant companion,
Taking villainous delight;
In increasing my worries,
Keeping me up all hours of the night.
Gotta remain standing,
I have my pride...
Kept quiet so long
This secret I hide.
When there is no one beside me
Anxiety is there,
It is attached to my hip,
Present in my empty stare.
Lost in thought
Gazing off into the sky,
It pesters me to question everyone
And everything with an ominous 'why?'
It destroys trust
And squashes happiness
In the simplest of ways.
Replacing them with enough wariness
And suspicion to last for days.
Anx-i-ety
Quit relying on me
To take the pain
To take the heartache
That you supply in me.
Remove the fear you cultivate;
Remove suspicion causing me to hesitate.
I am not your prisoner,
I am not yours you see,
I refuse to beg on my knees
For you to accept my feeble plea.
My will is great
And great it should be,
To force you to become manageable
Into dosed anxiety.
I've been yours,
But now you are mine
And I will keep you under lock and key
Till the end of all time.
Anxiety,
Loosen your hold on me.
You lack chivalry
In your attentions you see.
No other creature,
Gets by with what you do;
The tears you cause,
The sickness you instill
The insidious thoughts that do ensue.
Anxiety
Let me alone.
Quit providing ammunition
For my mind to bemoan.
© susanljohnson-allrightsreserved
08-01-17
ANX-I-ETY
ANX-I-ETY
There ain't no place
For its unwelcome face
In modern society
The impropriety
Of anxiety
In todays society
Has me withholding this cry in me.
A shout-out for help
For understanding
For relief...
Leads only to disdain
Frustration of an imposition
Expressions of disgusted disbelief.
It's claws grab hold
And pierce like a knife.
It naws at your soul
Bringing nothing but strife.
Drowning on the inside
No one else can see
How I'm struggling to remain sane,
No one but me.
Can't show my struggle
Have to remain strong
Be the pillar of strength
For loved ones to lean on.
Afraid to give in
Afraid to let it be known...
Fear that once they see
They'll flee when it's shown.
It's my constant companion,
Taking villainous delight;
In increasing my worries,
Keeping me up all hours of the night.
Gotta remain standing,
I have my pride...
Kept quiet so long
This secret I hide.
When there is no one beside me
Anxiety is there,
It is attached to my hip,
Present in my empty stare.
Lost in thought
Gazing off into the sky,
It pesters me to question everyone
And everything with an ominous 'why?'
It destroys trust
And squashes happiness
In the simplest of ways.
Replacing them with enough wariness
And suspicion to last for days.
Anx-i-ety
Quit relying on me
To take the pain
To take the heartache
That you supply in me.
Remove the fear you cultivate;
Remove suspicion causing me to hesitate.
I am not your prisoner,
I am not yours you see,
I refuse to beg on my knees
For you to accept my feeble plea.
My will is great
And great it should be,
To force you to become manageable
Into dosed anxiety.
I've been yours,
But now you are mine
And I will keep you under lock and key
Till the end of all time.
Anxiety,
Loosen your hold on me.
You lack chivalry
In your attentions you see.
No other creature,
Gets by with what you do;
The tears you cause,
The sickness you instill
The insidious thoughts that do ensue.
Anxiety
Let me alone.
Quit providing ammunition
For my mind to bemoan.
© susanljohnson-allrightsreserved
