Anxiety

it creeps in ever so slowly, silently, without warning

grips its claws around my soul

holds on tight, won't let me go

panic

dread

foreboding

my body begins to tremble

shaking like a single, solitary leaf in a tornado of fear

unable to control it, no choice but to succumb

powerless

debilitating

confusion

existing in a state of darkness, alone

until once again the light seeps in

for as quickly as it came, it disappears just the same

loosens its grip, finally lets me breath

relief floods in like the sun rising after a storm

calm

serene

peaceful

but I know it will be back, ready to strike again

for it creeps in ever so slowly, silently, without warning

 

 

(c) SA MacNeil