THE FLOOR IS YOUR FRIEND
The Anxiety Files: Appendix 1: Public Service Broadcast
In case of emergency.
When fears threaten faculty.
The floor is your friend.
Through ALL the mists of absurdity.
There is a constant shore-of-surety.
The floor is your friend.
Take a helping hand from gravity.
Crouch down and breathe steadily.
The floor is your friend.
Kneel, should you feel trembly.
Alarm reduces with connectivity.
The floor is your friend.
Close your eyes to reduce sensitivity.
Feel the wood, stone, tile with acuity.
The floor is your friend.
Soak in the glory of its solidity;
a tonic of stoic sensibility.
The floor is your friend.
Enjoy the respite from insanity.
Relax in edge-to-edge familiarity.
The floor is your friend.
The beneath-your-feet remedy:
Mother Nature's gift for stability.
The floor is your friend.
Cuddle into its enormity.
Become one with a planetary entity.
The floor is your friend.
Anchor to universal perpetuity.
No longer a singularity.
The floor is your friend.
Drift, a mere twitch inside an eternity.
A grain within a galaxy
The floor is your friend.
Feel the peace of enduring constancy.
And be.
Breathe.
Just be.
The floor is your friend.
About the Creator
Caroline Jane
CJ lost the plot a long time ago. Now, she writes to explore where all paths lead, collecting crumbs of perspective as her pen travels. One day, she may have enough for a cake, which will, no doubt, be fruity.
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Excellent entry & calming, with its repetition.
Just brilliant. Found this relatable and witty. Congrats belatedly on Top Story lol and I hope this places in the instructions challenge. That's where I found it. Well done, CJ
The floor is not lava😂 I liked "Relax in edge-to-edge familiarity.", and the constant rhythm and repetition in this CJ, like a calming chant.
Beautifully written how to!!!❤️❤️💕
The floor really is your friend!! I loved this sooo much, my favourite lines were The beneath-your-feet remedy: Mother Nature's gift for stability. The floor is your friend. It reminded me of that anxiety trick where you put bare feet on a cold cement floor and it calms your nervous system!! Great work and congrats on Top Story, Caroline!!
Laughing and relating, although if I go down, I can't get up as easy as I once did. Brilliant Top Story!
Others have mentioned how calming this is. I really appreciate the new mantra. Congrats on the top story 🩵💜
Congratulations on a TS for a great poem, Caroline <3
Epic writing! Great Thought.
Interesting observation and approach to describing something so simple yet an idea we can all relate to. If things are overwhelming or there's some sort of threat, ground yourself. Well done!
Beautifully grounding and strangely comforting. A gentle reminder that even in chaos, there’s peace beneath us. Loved this.
Well-said. Floor is friend. We can't fall, once we are on the floor.
There’s something haunting and honest in this piece—the way the floor becomes both a burden and a comfort. You’ve captured the quiet surrender that comes with emotional exhaustion so vividly. It lingers long after reading.
Amazing story 🩵
This is true. Wobbly pops told me so.
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Very very nice work. An anecdote with the intention of teaching the value of grounding. I’m gonna recite this one when I’m in trouble lol great work
This story really floored me 🤪
I really feel grounded after reading this. I loved the hypnotic lilt and repetition, like a mantra. Beautifully done.
Very calming! As others have mentioned, great use of repetition for such a soothing effect! Well done!
This made me feel like the floor would always be there to catch me, no matter what. That sure was reassuring. Loved your poem!
Love the repetition of the floor is your friend…. Never seen it like that before. Normally you think of being on the floor as hitting rock bottom and having to claw your way back up. Love that you’ve flipped the conventional approach.
That is so cool, Caroline! I spend a lot of time on the floor but it is really novel to think of it as a friend.
I think the floor is my friend... Your subliminal messages worked, lol. Stellar work and entry, my friend!
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