Foreboding sky
Surging gusts
Rising downpours
Into the storm
Fear
*
Coldness
Torrential rains
Raging winds
Into the storm
Pain
*
Dark clouds
Thunder claps
Violent mood
Into the storm
Anger
*
Electric charge
Savage rage
Turbulence
Into the storm
Fury
*
Deep breath
Receding gales
Passing squall
Out of the storm
Rest
*
Distant Rumbles
Decreasing angst
Blessed silence
Out of the storm
Into the calm
Peace
If you experience anxiety, know that you are not alone, and that this too, shall pass. If you are in fear for your life, please seek help. The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is for anyone in emotional distress.
1-800-273-8255
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Julie Lacksonen
Julie has been a music teacher at a public school in Arizona since 1987. She enjoys writing, reading, walking, swimming, and spending time with family.
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Your poem reminds me how necessary it is to ride things out instead of fighting against them. I love how the lines are short and simple, yet to the point which makes them even more relatable.
This is anxiety to the point of 100 percent. Loved your poem
Fitting metaphor for anxiety. I love the repetition of the format and that titular "into the storm" line.