'anxiety
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My anxiety’s suffocating me.
I thought I was sinking
but really I’m floating
with my head in the water.
I’m drowning with air just above me.
I don't consider myself shy,
I've just never been fond of speaking out loud.
99.9% of the time I am relaxed when it comes to presentations.
Then, it is presentation day,
And that 0.01% of anxiety floods my body.
My dreams are dark,
My moods are depressing.
I feel so distressed amidst all of this,
I feel haunted when I lay to bed,
I feel disturbed when I'm wide awake,
No peace for me on both ends,