Bad Habits

I’ve made a promise to myself

to control my anxiety ticks.

I pick and chew at my lip when I’m nervous,

have not taken my meds,

anxious, bored,

concentrating!

I also have a nasty habit of cleaning under my nails

Until I bleed.

I need to stop this.

I remember back when I was in middle school

and couldn’t care less what my nails looked like.

I remember a girl in my class

getting upset when a nail started tearing

and got all wonky.

I thought seriously?

You’re upset that your nail is wonky?

Oh how naive I was.