The Deep End

He reaches for my hand

The promise of freedom

He grips my mind

And refuses now to let go

He stifled my voice 

He dulled my light

He's convinced me I'm crazy 

He climbed into my body 

And he took all control 

Hands shaking 

No words to scream 

"Help" 

I'm silently suffocating

Breathless 

Restless 

I can't escape

He climbed inside me 

And he's got the power

I've lost the end of him 

And I can't find the beginning of me. 

I'm lost 

I'm drowning 

Weak at the knees, 

Unable to breathe 

It lasts only seconds 

He's my monster.... 

but they call him 

"Anxiety"