Anxious

by Skyfire   Apr 14, 2020


I hear you knocking
to come in
calling out
my name, my name
that sounds shameful
on your lips.
You are impossible
to drown out
the sound is in
my veins, pulsing
to get out -
and I start to scratch,
frantically
trying to
get out, get out
of my skin.
But then -
I am not sure
if I am clawing
my way out
or you
are clawing
your way in -
and there's too much
noise,
and all I ask
is
can
it
please
stop.

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  • 3 years ago

    by Stephanie Lemos-Vidarte

    Thank you so much for sharing this. As I read this I couldn’t believe how spot on the emotions for anxiety are that you described. It’s constant.. incessant.. continuously begging for a reprieve- even if just for a short while.

    Your poems and the way you express your emotions and feelings are great. Thanks so much again for sharing.

  • 3 years ago

    by prasanna

    You did a great job personifying anxiety in this piece!

  • 4 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    I agree that the format worked so well, especially in the last lines, where each word is even more of a plea. This resonated so much with me. How anxiety can be impossible to drown out, to calm, to put at ease. And we just want peace from it. An escape from that panic.

    Thank you for sharing this.

    • 4 years ago

      by Skyfire

      Thank you for your kind words!

  • 4 years ago

    by Star

    There is so much desperation in this. The form is very fitting, the few words in each line felt like they were dragging on the pain.

    • 4 years ago

      by Skyfire

      Anxiety truly can feel desperate sometimes. Thank you for reading!

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