Monday, January 9, 2012

"Anxiety"

calls in greeting with the bright full moon   
dances in my blood with the flux of hormones   


recognizes my fears and delights in them   


throws back her head and laughs with glee   

dashes from neuron to neuron in abandon   
stops my heart with an iron grasp   


catches my breath and won’t let it go   

haunts every night with racing thoughts   
creates possibilities out of mist   

ebbs and flows throughout the months   
curls in the pit of my stomach like a knotted rope   
holds me prisoner within my mind 



  
Artwork from http://shepelavy.com/blog/




Copyright 1999 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman

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