Anxiety

The darkness seeps

Slowly into me

From my feet

Up towards my heart

Like rolling fog

Creeping gently

Onto the river

In the middle

Of the moonless night

My breath catches

My pulse races

My eyes blur

With unshed tears

My hands reach out

For support

Only to realise

There is none

I stumble and fall

Onto my hands and knees

I drag myself forward

Seeking safety and stability

Only to feel

The ground beneath me

Break away

Into a thousand pieces

I slide downward

Uncontrollably

Into the abyss

Tumbling

Into oblivion…

~S~