Unraveling Shadows
Unraveling Shadows
In the labyrinth of a restless mind’s maze,
Anxiety weaves and wanders itself, making a place.
Creating a home unwanted by the beholder.
A cyclone, within a storm that won’t subside,
Churning thoughts, a relentless attacker, never-ending anxious state of mind.
Anxiety, a shadow, silently looming,
Creeping, seeping through your mind.
Echoes of anxiousness tempt those at rest.
A turbulent sea, a tornado in the chest.
The clock tick, tick, ticking,
Pirouetting rapidly, erratic in pace.
The worries caving your chest, a never-ending race.
Held captive to thoughts, a prisoner of the mind,
Anxiously pacing the corridors, searching for an exit of relief.
Solace is hard to find.
Like a thunderstorm in a tranquil sky,
An unignorable, insistent cry.
Continuing on with an invisible weight,
Falling deeper down into the gaping mouth.
Anxiety, a tempest with a voice,
Yet through the heart’s turmoil, a resilience buds.
A seed of strength, found in the flood.
For anxiety’s stronghold, though fierce and fixed,
Can be faced with fortitude, and slowly unraveled.
About this poem
This poem in captures my long struggle with anxiety. This poem allows me to share my story and convey a universal struggle in an artistic and sensitive way. It shows the ups and downs and aims to personify the complex feeling of anxiety.
Written on December 02, 2023
Submitted by zoephiapdk on December 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAX XBCBD DCAA BXB EEXX X XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,097 |
Words | 201 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 1, 4 |
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