Tania Kitchin Poet Rhyme

A Beast

It comes and goes but often stays
Sinking its sharp teeth into my shoulder
I pray it will soon disappear and go away
But it lingers as emotions rage and smolder 
 
Waking up to teeth blaring and knowing
Negative thoughts will be stirred and flowing
I try to shake it off, with logic and reason
But It never dies and reappears every season

Drool from its ravaged mouth can cover me in fear
Immobilizing me, not sure which direction to steer
It feeds on irrationality and becomes a powerful force
Only positive thoughts can help me get back on course

This beast is called anxiety, controller of the mind
It’s a battle I fight to win and leave the negativity behind

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Linda Alice Fowler April 12, 2024 at 7:05 AM I love the flow of this poem Tania. And the rhyming is superb. Nice! :) Tania Kitchin April 12, 2024 at 4:28 PM Linda, thank you.

Valsa George March 17, 2024 at 10:31 PM Anxiety is so rampant these days in everyone from children to adults. Often we are in its claws. This is not something unique to you. Life and relationships have become more complex. People of the past had less anxiety as their dreams and aspirations were less and their life was primarily a hand-to-mouth existence. Powerful poem dear Tania! Tania Kitchin March 18, 2024 at 3:55 AM Valsa, thank you.

Victor Buhagiar February 20, 2024 at 11:33 AM Anxiety is a terrible beast. I suffer from it. I find no solutions for it. Tania Kitchin February 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM Victor, sorry to hear that. Exercise and distraction techniques help me. Thanks for your visit.

Jerry Brotherton February 19, 2024 at 7:20 PM Powerful words, my friend. It is a most difficult thing to think only positive thoughts. A wonderful poem, Tania. Have a blessed day. Tania Kitchin February 20, 2024 at 3:44 AM Jerry, thank you.

Lin Lane February 19, 2024 at 8:20 AM It certainly can be a beast that taunts and haunts us without escape. Perhaps in sleep, but even then, it's the stuff that lures nightmares. Negativity and negative people are downers. Excellent rhyming lines! Tania Kitchin February 19, 2024 at 11:45 AM Lin, thank you.