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Anxiety
Hello, nice to meet you, my name is Anxiety.
I affect a little bit of everyone in society.
Are you tired of me?
I hear you constantly say, “Just let me be!”
Or are you tired in general?
I don’t mean to be so literal.
Actually, on second thought, yes I do.
I’m here to cause you to be very blue,
But you already knew that because of how you already feel.
This feeling you have, it feels so real.
It starts to take over your mind at first.
It makes you feel like you are going to burst.
It then slowly starts to affect your body.
You question everything and everybody.
You no longer trust yourself, let alone anyone else.
You think, what is it that’s wrong with myself?
Well, here I am to tell you it’s me again, Anxiety,
Stopping by to say hello to you in any variety.
I’m here to fill your thoughts with worries
In any type of way or any stories.
Things I tell you, like you are a bother.
You could even sit there and blame it on not having a father.
I’ll also remind you that you’re a disgrace,
Everything about you, even your face!
You annoy people by talking too much.
You annoy people by not talking very much.
You annoy people in any way.
You probably should’ve stayed home today.
Oops, you may have embarrassed yourself.
You lock your thoughts away and put them onto a shelf.
You’re too worried to make friends, but then again, you really want them.
You’re nothing compared to everyone else who’s a gem.
You’re nothing at all; you should’ve stayed home.
You think this is it, and then your mind starts to roam.
It’s about to get worse, that’s a promise.
It might not be very honest.
You shouldn’t be alive; no one wants you.
And I, Anxiety, am not the only one that thinks this too.
That girl over there, she’s thinking it too.
The girl you can see from your view.
These people in this room don’t like you.
It’s not just me, Anxiety, it’s everyone too!
—Jakquelyn Chaffey
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