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The silent scream
May 2, 2023
The silent scream
I feel my leg start to shake
Nope, not right now
I try to breathe, but I can't
I feel like an elephant is sitting on my chest
I feel tears starting to spring from my eyes
Don't do it, I tell myself
My body doesn't listen.
I get a rock hard feeling in my stomach.
I start to shake uncontrollably
I start to lose myself.
I feel like I'm losing myself completely.
Sobbing
Shaking.
I breathe in and out.
Fix myself.
Put a smile on my face.
Walk out the door.
I become ¨okay¨ again.
© Anonymous
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I have struggled a lot with anxiety since 2019. There are days where I feel like it is capturing and taking me in. I feel like I described in the poem. I wanted to put myself out there and sort of show that people sometimes are struggling way down, and you dont even know.