Anxiety & Me Poem by Shaquay Spencer

Anxiety and me
Sometimes we
Get along like
Ike & Tina
Fighting day and night
And sometimes we like
Jody & Yvette
Toxic and cheating
But leaving aint
Quite an option
Sometimes we
Michelle and Barack
Got it together
Holding each other down

Sometimes I'm on that
I wish I never met you
Other days it's the opposite
Don't leave where you going
Our relationship isn't quite
Person and disorder
Because you have
Taken a life of your own
People don't even realize
That some days you
Steal the show and
Take center stage
I take a seat in
The audience and I am
An onlooker
A mere spectator myself

Me on the outside
Looking in
Wondering will anyone
Else notice that
I have taken a seat
Will anyone call me back
To the stage to continue
The performance
Or will I stay an onlooker
Does anyone miss me
When you step in the room
And take over
While I rest

Gather myself
And let you
Do your thing
I wonder what
Does the audience
Think of the performance
Are they here for the drama
The thrills and frills
Or will someone look and see
What is missing
Who will look deep
And see that
Me and anxiety
Have gelled so well
That sometimes she
Takes my place
She mimics me
Mirrors me
That me and anxiety
Have this thing
What some would call
A relationship
So how do we break up