Anxiety
I step into a busy city
And suddenly the world is is a shrinking box
The sun swells infinitely,
Drenching my body in a cold sweat
My hands shake
My fingertips go numb
my knees become rattling spoons
My throat a voiceless desert
My chest becomes a hollow auditorium
The sound of my heart racing echoes off the walls,
Bellowing in in my bones
Taking refuge in my ears, blocking every thought
I am frozen in place
Gasping and choking
Trying to breathe
But not quite breathing
I try to stay,
But in one single moment,
I am gone for good.
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