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[TW] Anxiety made a home out of me

Can I have fifteen minutes?

Fifteen minutes where I feel

Like this is my life

Where I'm not lost

Not constantly looking for somewhere to belong


What about ten?

Just ten minutes

Where fear doesn't chew on my insides

Where I can stop trying to survive

And where sadness doesn't make me it's home


Just five then?

Five minutes

Where everything stops spinning

And I can stand free and still

A place where their words can't reach me

Five minutes of peace


What about a second?

A second where

I'm not worried about the time passing by

So that for once

I can stop to smell the daisies

growing in the graveyard

That holds everything I was supposed to be

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MistyMagic May 23rd, 2022

@jamesshowedupatbettysparty đź‘Ť That is a really profound poem! You have a great talent. I loved the way it counted down and I didn't know where it would end. And, the choice of words were perfect, but also very sad. I hope your writing continues as you are awesome!

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PonyQuiles May 25th, 2022

Okay but same :,)

you’re an excellent writer btw