POEM: join me in anxiety

join me in anxiety
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stained, lost - at a loss
not wanting to speak
scared, shaking - mustering
SPOKE - stop
and the room reacts
but it's underwater
enhanced sound waves
I hear it all
the whisper at the front
the diss
the laugh
and suddenly
I am on stage
SWEATING
my mind screams
"THINKG OF A RESPONSE"
and I blurt...


the anxiety jitters
I'm shaken
I hear good feedback
and I force a florish
I hear negatve returns
and I build my own hell

and the force flows
i am on fire, from the face back
burning centered on my soul
sequestered without console
looking for a laugh

found the escape button
make them giggle
they won't stare
not if you can joke

and again suddenly
I am the star
on the stage
making the crack
sharing the slack

anxious with delight
I sit back silent
un-won
but forgiven.

M

Mitchell Tremblay
Graphic Design Student,
SparkMuse Designs