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The Words:
I raise a trembling hand in class
No sound comes out but I attempt to ask
Dear Random Teacher can I please go to the nurse?
No I'm not done with my reading
No I am not bleeding
But my hands have energy bullets that shoot through the tips
And I can't stop my worries talk with too fast moving lips
And I've clenched my hand 63-64 times now and it's starting to hurt
So please Random Teacher can I please go to the nurse?
No she will not help at all
How could she help someone when their problem is a brain with crumbling walls
A heavy sigh and a heavier groan
Her sour lips will ask if I'd like to go home
And I will say no but make a personal note to remind myself that it is my fault I'm like this and I must tough through the day on my own
Step by careful step
I feel my hyped up energy diminish
I feel I have nothing left
Step by careful step
I feel myself getting lower
I feel myself getting slower
The floor has welcomed me, I'm its most frequent guest
I heard my heart beat through the floor
I heard the slamming of a door
I heard the violent song of gravity beckon me once more
I'll let it cradle me, in all its gore
Cradle me until it's heavy arms are sore
And as I lay,
I remember
Of all the peaces I failed to put together
Have you ever had to check that these hands were connected to your shoulders because they shook so much you weren't sure if they were yours?
Did you hide them under your desk in hopes your classmates wouldn't see?
Hoping that they won't notice that you can't breath
Did you have to constraint them under sheets
And hope only your pillow could hear your uneven breathing as you weeped
Because A leg that endlessly shakes demands you stay awake
Worry about that homework you didn't do
Because you were terrified that if you began to
That vibrating numb will fill you up like sand filling up a body bag
Make its way through your body and paralyze your nervous hands
Pencils that weigh exactly 0.00567 kilograms suddenly are heavier than the list of my worries demands
Have you ever told someone,
That far too often for no reason at all,
You feel too close to the end
And they tell you to breathe and count back from seven.
Okay.
Seven
I'm sick of the days I can't find where my sanity's been.
Six
I'm sick of being sick
Five
I'm tired of being mocked by the loss of my waisted time
Four
I'm done with jerking limbs that leave my body sore
Three
I'm tired of a heart that worries instead of beats
Two
I'm sick of having to explain this to many and be understood by few
One
I am constantly being told what I am, what I am not,
What I have,
What I do not,
By people who have not experienced me
And I am done.
Don't tell me I can control what thoughts consume my mind
And I just have to choose to be positive
Because I am absolutely positive you've never felt so confined
At war against the makings of the walls inside your mind
And I'm sorry there is no evidence
And I know the cure is not to stuff my lungs with medicine
But therapy isn't working
And I don't know why I have to prove to you that I'm hurting
I've learned
The world doesn't pause so you can get better
You just have to chill out and get it together
Another day I raise a trembling hand in class
No sound comes out but I attempt to ask
Dear random teacher if everyone in the world had anxiety how long do you think we'd last?
Because I'm sure having a hard time.
And I'll probably spend awhile worrying if this makes a proper last line
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- published: 21 Dec 2015
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