Anxiously Attached
Poetry for the anxiously attached
My heart and mind are racing. Perhaps they deceive me.
Paranoid with anxiety fearing that you’ll leave me.
Coming from a childhood where caretaker love was inconsistent.
So now my quest for constant reassurance is persistent.
I over analyze every action and every word.
Looking for valid proof that you’ll kick me to the curve.
I’ll put you on a pedestal and say it’s my love for you.
Soon it turns into misplaced worship and I’ll smother you.
I always have premonitions of a stranded me.
Living in constant fear that one day you’ll abandon me.
Say you love me, but once I’m in my feelings there’s no stopping me.
My overbearing emotions lead to self fulfilling prophecy.
Chasing unattainable validation I never seem to catch.
A self manufactured torture chamber. I am the anxiously attached.
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Joe Patterson
Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.
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Comments (5)
Definitely relate with this one. Awesome work
Good one Joe! And..I’m sure quite powerful for many. I’m sorry if this is your experience though. While not exactly mine, I do tend to self sabotage - so still found this relatable! 👍
I love the line "A self-manufactured torture chamber." I've been there!
Poignant, insightful & brilliantly-crafted!
Fabulous as usual Joe ♦️♦️♦️⭐️