Jesse Mcdonald Poet Free verse

Cutting Ties with Anxiety

Dear, well, you know who you are. I have already given you a name and a voice. For a long time, I listened to you each time you told me something claiming it was to protect me. In truth you never protected me, you just wanted me to have a breakdown if someone tried to offer me help with a simple ride to a store. You said not to trust them; they might be trying to use me. You are like the computer from the video game I love. If you don’t understand it or can’t control it then you delete it from my life. I wasn’t aware my life came with a control alt delete option. Did you ever stop to think that maybe I know what I want for myself? For almost 17 years you had me under your well I would say thumb but we both know you don’t have true form other then the voice I created for you.
 And using my own character sometimes as the voice of reason is a low blow even for you. I let you handle my life almost like a handler. You kept things from me, you let people’s negative comments about me fill my head leading me to believe that. You made me think that I didn’t deserve anything for a long time. You made me give/throw away money because of whatever twisted idea you came up with. Making me think that I’m not a real writer or my pictures I have taken are crap.  I’m done now. Consider yourself unplugged from my life. I’m sure you are thinking that I’m going to come back to you one day. Asking you to take over again. I’m done being your puppet those strings are cut. Just one more thing I have to say to you. Thank you for making me stronger to making me realize that I don’t need you anymore and good luck with the next person you inhabit.



By: The human you used to control.

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