Anxiety

anxiety, as defined by Merriam-Webster, means: an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked physical signs

before i even wake up my body is tense, tense

from the pre-existing worry that something negative awaits, awaits

with ill intent that’s hellbent on ruining my life, life

is another task on my ‘to do’ list, list

everything that needs to be done before i get out of bed, bed

i can’t believe i’ve stayed lying down, down

the rabbit hole I go, go

down a dark tunnel of thoughts that tell me everything is wrong, wrong

exists more frequently than right, right

back to the beginning of my original plight of the previous night, night

is already here again, again

i’ll review every pre-existing worry in my sleepy head

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