This Anxiety is Killing Us – Written Monday 1st August 2016 (Aged 41)

This Anxiety is Killing Us

my own anxiety –
is poured from a boiling kettle
and into a hopeful cup
but this anxiety is crippling
and somehow,
the kettle always over flows
and no matter how hard i try
i can never clear it up
i don’t know what to do,
so i just cling to the cup
but it is far from being a trophy
nor does it feel that warm to touch
our minds are full of landmines
always destined to blow up
this anxiety is killing us
and it is easy to sink under its weight
all for a life,
where we spin so many plates
i say yes, and please where i can
because these things define you
when people do not understand


James Garratt – Monday 1st August 2016 More poems at https://theboybehindtheglasses.com/


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https://theboybehindtheglasses.com/category/poetry-and-writing-2016/