Paranoia Poem by Achim Wollscheid

…it’s like they are always whispering
With my name on their lips.
As if in the corner, they are laughing
As every moment passes.
I sense sweat dripping down my face,
And I keep trace of every second with anxiety.
I feel sweat pouring from my chest.
I rub my temples to calm my lightheadedness,
But I don’t think that it is working.
I don’t know why, but I start to laugh...
And everyone is a blurry shape in the class.
At my back, I feel they are staring at me
As if I just lost my mind, as if I were crazy.
It’s like a lifetime that I’ve been sitting here,
Dripping violently from my pores,
And it’s like they’re staring at me
And mocking me constantly
Although I am confused why for.
I cannot take it in. I want to go.
I want to run and find my way out of this room…
Out of this world, as a matter of fact.
They’re talking and laughing
And pointing and mocking
And I cannot even react.
My heart is beating quickly,
My face is as red as a red rose!
OH GOD, I might have a heart attack.