Anxiety

A tightrope pulled taut Mind whirling in a storm Her stomach wrapped in knots Makes her body squirm Sigh and take a breath Perhaps a pill or two Stress level running high A need to see it through Jumbled thoughts scratched on a note A list of tasks at hand Fearful images engulf her Sink hole of quicksand A day like any other Embattled with fear Anxiety pulls her nearer Path laid out unclear The list is small but she can’t move Feet frozen to the floor It’s all in her head they say But she can’t leave the door Feeling weak and awkward Conditions she tries to ignore From the panic which grips her throat tightly She finds little relief or cure She prays to God “Please take it… This burden laid on me” Crippled with fear Is not how living is meant to be. 8-12-14