ANXIETY

Anxiety is a song 
Playing in your head
That ends abruptly

Your heart skips 

At the sudden silence
Knowing you must get up immediately 

You must get up to cue the next song

Everyone is waiting for the DJ

Pressure of will they dance

Or will they scoff at the selection

Every decision is critical 

The DJ must not lose the crowd

Play this 

Play that

You haven’t played my song yet

You haven't played my song yet

This morning 

my heart skipped a beat

Like a scratch on a record

I was thrown into another groove
A groove unfamiliar to the regular cadence

I thought of that song in my head

The song that spun me 
Into a panic frenzy

It was when I raced out of bed

With my heart pounding violently
Desperate to find the next song

I realized the only crowd 

In that room was me