I breathe in once
I exhale twice
My chest rises and falls
But my heart is frozen like ice
I think my head is spinning again
You see anxiety does not play nice
And she brings along all her symptom friends
They knock on my always open door
I watch them come in then stare at the floor
You see I can’t control what she does
I can only wait patiently until she fades away
Kind of like dust
Sometimes she visits with a vengeance
Other times she floats in like a butterfly
Breaks my thin shield of forgetfulness
But nevertheless still leaves her mark in my presence
You see we’ve learned to coexist
I can’t go anywhere without her in my midst
But hope is my next door neighbor
He understands things
Like that sometimes life is not in my favor
Yet he knows the future is bright
Once I learn to close the door on anxiety
And leave her and her friends out of sight
By: Fatima Shaban, Anxiety In Teens Contributor