Uncontrollable Anxiety

As hard as a rock
but shattered in the blink of an eye
Trying harder to rise above the rest
When I complain and fail over what shouldn't matter.


Standing alone as I dodge every stick
When one finally hits me
It hits me hard
While I slip into a panic room
And the four walls close in on me.


My throat tightens up
forcing me to swallow it down.
Toes curling up against my sneakers
Shaking because I'm in a rush
When in the end it's all too much.


Feeling like an idiot
Now I'm just a hypocrite
Doomed and taking all the blame
I'm trapped inside
My mind bleeding in shame.