Dear Anxiety

Dear Anxiety

Living with you is like being followed by a shadow

Everywhere I go, you’re there whispering in my ear

You crawl into my mind, using my insecurities against me

Your whisper grows and grows until it’s the loudest voice in the room

Until it’s the only voice I can hear, filling me with dread

My hands shake, muscles ache

With a heavy chest and a restless mind,

My thoughts twisted, racing by but never kind.

With an overwhelming feeling, heart beating too quickly

Every task more daunting than the last

Dear Anxiety

They say, “Just breathe, it will be fine.” 

But how do you silence a storm in your mind?

How do you quiet a mind that shouts?

Tangles in worry, drowning in doubts?

Doubting myself, questioning every step I make

Dear Anxiety

You haunt my dreams, steal my peace

I try to escape, but you never go away

I can’t seem to break free of your hold on me. 

But you won’t win, I’ll rise above your grip 

Because I am more than what you see

Dear Anxiety

I’ll find ways to quiet your voice

For you may be a part of me

But you will NOT control me

I am stronger than you may think

So I’ll write this poem as a reminder to myself

That I am capable of taming you

So dear, Anxiety

When you come knocking, I’ll answer with grace

For I am no longer your victim 

I am so much more than even I see

And you may never fully go away

But I’ll learn to live with you

And keep my fears at bay