I am More than my Anxiety
Sitting here, destroying another nail afraid of how I might fail At everything, I set my mind to all my life, I knew it to be true Looking back on a life full of mistakes I remember feeling myself break Sweaty palms, fingers digging into the grass fragile, at any moment I could break, like glass Shaking, I can't stay still sweating, yet, I feel a chill My heart is pounding in my ears the tears in my eyes will clear Eventually, the panic will go away and I'll live to die another day I pull up my knees and sit against the wall music blaring in my ears, shutting out the world, I let myself fall Closing my eyes, I melt into the beat to calm me down, nothing else could compete Music has always been there has always been essential like air Saved my life, kept me sane kept bad thoughts from my brain Protected me from myself, from what I might do and helps me heal from everything I've been through A spiritual connection, a bond that music, itself, spawned Going to a concert, like