A is for Anxiety

A- Another day is breaking

B- But it feels like a year

C- Cliques and groups pass by as the

D- Day drags on

E- Every passing minute

F- Forces a shaky sigh from my lips.

G- Great. This is just awesome.

H- Honestly

I- I don’t want to me here. Please, God

J- Just send rain, snow, anything to

K- Keep me from going.

L- Laziness, the adults say, But it’s

M- More than that.

N- No one should dread this like I do, my

O- Outcries of anguish going unheard,

P- Pleas go ignored as I find it hard to breathe

Q- “Quit it” I’m told as I’m pushed through the doors. My hands

R- Reach for something, anything to ground me as the

S- Sea of people suffocate me,

T- Talking as if I wasn’t even there

U- “Ugh, did you hear what she said?”

V- Vince, I can hear you, you lying fuck.

W- With what little breath I have, I laugh everything off

X- Marks the spot of where my anxiety lies.

Y- You think I’m overreacting, but my panic goes from

Z- Zero to one hundred as I read the words: Welcome Back to School.