Ode to Anxiety

Ode to Anxiety

My body has learned a new trick

And because it is so enthusiastic about the things it learns 

It tries it… and tries it… 

Everyday…

Anytime possible…

I can feel it 

Right now

Attempting to cut my own breath

As if invisible inside claws held my throat tighter and tighter

Letting go at times

And going back to the choking after deciding I’ve had my fair share of O2 

I don’t need to see them

I feel them alright.

Anxiety, 

(They call it online)

Obsessive thoughts, 

Panic attacks, 

Depression… 

Derived from unresolved issues from the past

Triggered by new issues in my present.

Attacks

From the inside...

By my enemy

Myself.

© Grecia Albornoz 2019