{"id":113265,"date":"2022-06-25T17:06:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T21:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/?p=113265"},"modified":"2022-07-22T17:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T21:44:08","slug":"never-home-alone-anxiety-poem-7-hour-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/never-home-alone-anxiety-poem-7-hour-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Home Alone (Anxiety) Poem 7\/Hour 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Never Home Alone (Anxiety)<\/span><\/p>\n

By: LuvMiFreely<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In my bedroom<\/span><\/p>\n

Stretched out across my bed<\/span><\/p>\n

Remote in hand strolling through YouTube<\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing catching my attention<\/span><\/p>\n

Until I catch something out the corner of my eye<\/span><\/p>\n

I stop and stare in that direction<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m tired, it\u2019s has to be all in my mind<\/span><\/p>\n

I go back to what I was doing<\/span><\/p>\n

Rapid tapping on my door<\/span><\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m fully alert\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I know I didn\u2019t make that up<\/span><\/p>\n

I want to say, \u201cWho\u2019s there?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

But I\u2019ve seen to many horror films to know that\u2019s not a smart idea<\/span><\/p>\n

I stand still, trying to slow my breath<\/span><\/p>\n

My heart is beating out of my chest<\/span><\/p>\n

Should I open the the door,<\/span><\/p>\n

Or climb right out the window?<\/span><\/p>\n

Fight or flight is kicking in\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I hear the tapping again, this time louder<\/span><\/p>\n

Followed by scratching<\/span><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t feel my legs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I think I\u2019m having a panic attack<\/span><\/p>\n

The doorknob slowly turns<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m paralyzed in fear<\/span><\/p>\n

As the door opens the lights go out<\/span><\/p>\n

Overwhelmed, my eyes fill with tears<\/span><\/p>\n

I can feel something drawing close to me<\/span><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t move as it whispers in my ear<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll never be alone\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not as long as I reside here<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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