Everything is closing in.<\/p>\n
I live in a castle, with gargantuan rooms<\/p>\n
And regal tapestries<\/p>\n
But, I’m feeling more like Rapunzel-<\/p>\n
Trapped in a tower<\/p>\n
In this state, I have no power<\/p>\n
The more I perspire, the smaller things become.<\/p>\n
I am trapped<\/p>\n
Everything is just beyond reach-<\/p>\n
Healing, Growth, Newness<\/p>\n
I see it, but I’m sure that peace isn’t for me.<\/p>\n
Anxiety is a bitch<\/p>\n
An itch I’d rather not scratch<\/p>\n
But like chicks in spring, it must come forth<\/p>\n
It must be hatched<\/p>\n
And with it, new terrors unleashed.<\/p>\n
To the choir you preach,<\/p>\n
So your sermons you can keep<\/p>\n
Pardon me if I don’t try to escape<\/p>\n
I’ve given that up as futile.<\/p>\n
And no, I can’t stay for awhile-<\/p>\n
I’ve made my peace<\/p>\n
And accepted my fate<\/p>\n
Anxiety will always be here and it has closed me off from life that I love<\/p>\n
So I will just rest in this room that is too small and has become my coffin.<\/p>\n
And, really, there’s no need for you to check in.<\/p>\n
Just let that sink in…<\/p>\n
Anxiety wins<\/p>\n
Now, I ask, is that really so much a sin or more so me giving in?<\/p>\n
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