Anxious

There is a stillness

a silence in my mind.

It holds me so tight

I feel at home.

Safe.

Then it constricts

and eases.

Constricts and eases

pulsating

with my heartbeat.

I bang on my chest

hoping for its death.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Be quiet

give me peace

be kind.

Give me back

my solitude.