I Begged
the stars, they signal pain
i begged to mars,
"please let it rain!"
let the clouds cover
the horrors that
threaten to
remain
i begged to to jupiter,
"please make me sane!"
let the clouds cover
the nightmares that
threaten to
return
again
Anxious poems
Anxious poems — a collection of the best works on PoemShip.
Alter Ego
she is inside me
with brittle bones
with poisonous envy
she is my enemy
the alter-ego
the ultimate freak show
I lust for the day
when she goes away
But I fear
I fear
that she will always
be here
Anxiety
Cold sweat.
Fast breath
Stomach churning
Unending worry
Fingers drumming
Feet tapping
“I can't do it”
“They’re all staring”
“I’ll mess up”
“They’ll all laugh”
“Am I wrong?”
“Oh , how embarrassing”
‘What if say something wrong”
Nail biting
Paper crumpling
Hair twirling
Pounding
Crash, Bang, Boom
Noises in my head
Crash,Bang,Boom
I can't escape them
The pounding fills my brain
No thought can pass by
The pounding fills my brain
All I feel is pain
The thoughts never stop
They are screaming at me
The thoughts never stop
They are killing me
Secure
I secure my insecurities, in a metal box
I secure my insecurities, boy there are a lot
I secure my insecurities, with a lock and key
I secure my insecurities, so they won't bother me
I trap my feelings, deep inside
I trap my feelings, were you'll never find
I trap my feelings, behind a smiley wall
I trap my feelings, but it soon must fall
I imprison my memories, behind a wall of bricks
I imprison my memories, hold them back very strict
I imprison my memories, for they are dark and dim
I imprison my memories, to protect me from them
Poem #6: The Crow
The crow mocks me
It follows me home
It’s all that I see
And I’m never alone
It haunts my shadows
It tears my flesh
Its cries ring through me
And I’m a mess
The crow it mocks me
It leaves me here
The crow it mocks me
I’m dying of fear
Poem #4: Again
The sharp pain is good
Distractions
Again
Red flows, my hands stained
Pain helps
Again
Another tally on my hip
Punishment
Again
Pain becomes worse, it starts to hurt
Another mark
Again
The scar tissue is scratched away
Pain
Again
I want to stop, I cannot
Poem #22: Cage
I’m in a cage,
Back against the wall,
Squeezed in a box,
Feet on the side,
I’m suffocating slowly,
No one notices,
I’m trapped in a cage,
A freak on the show,
For the demons in my mind,
And still no one knows
Dirt To Cover My Skin
If talking ever took us places,
He'd be gone
And we'd be closer than skin.
If I stay silent,
You get hurt
But believe my word.
If I tell the truth,
You'd might be safe
After destroying me.
If I explain what I know,
You'd call me "Liar!"
And outcast me.
If I keep you safe,
You would hate me.
Distrust me.
If I give you a chance,
I Must Ask
With the sun shining
and the grass swaying
what can go wrong?
With the children playing
and their laughter singing
what can go wrong?
Flicker
Terror mounts with each day in passing
As life slips by without an answer
My eyes
Stinging like wasps against my thoughts
And the heartbeats
Leading up to a speedy execution
Air fills the holes in my lungs
With sweat trickling over my
Exposed jugular vein,
The shaking never ceases
Stream
Scenery overflows the rivers
Flooding the lake with bountiful images
Expanding the water that lines the eye
Flooding the mind,
Repeatedly
Until it can no longer contain the soaked shores,
Until like so many dams wreaked by
Negligence and shame
It gives way to the torrential influx of
Image
After
Image
So bombarded that it fails to distinguish
Between a water world
And its own
So over-filled that it is beyond
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