I wish I could map
Every time I hear the snap,
Not a gentle rap,
But more of a slap—
You know it?—
It hurts like crap
When one tells me that
Out of it I need to snap.
Words sticky like sap—
A mosquito’s trap—
I now feel guilty for the slap.
I now feel guilty for the slap.
But wait!
That wasn’t even my rap.
You ignore any overlap;
I refuse to fall in that trap
Where I encase my voice
Within resin amber—not sap—
So that you can avoid the tap
Of your conscience’s clap
For landing a hard slap.
Well, here’s the rap,
You are full of crap.
I can’t snap out
When I’m tethered with a strap
To anxiety—
And you trigger me—
Oh snap!
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- Comment from author about the poem: Anxiety is not something one can just “snap out” of and such advice only makes people who suffer any anxiety disorder feel unnecessary guilt, shame, exasperation, and yes, triggered. Please be a part of the solution when it comes to making this a stigma-free world.
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Oh the joy and frustration of triggers in our day to day lives!🙏🏻🕊️
Indeed! And they are plenty! LOL! Thank you for your time and comments, my friend! 🧠🫀⚡🕯️
Most welcome 🙏🏻🕊️
Anxiety one of the biggest killers, raise blood pressure, alters sugar consumption by the body, increases heart rate among other things. Alters perception, decreases concentration, makes sleep more difficult. A much needed write on a subject too neglected
Indeed. 💯 Thank you, Soren, for your time and feedback, my friend. Much appreciated! 🧠🫀⚡🕯️
A write of a largely ignored and unknown subject that many people suffer from in various levels, as the write says, the saying oh just snap out of it only heightens that anxiety because from my point of view, makes you so bloody angry, nice to see a write on this subject.
You are so right about the anger, that is one of the things it absolutely does! Those words = immediate dismissal, which equals immediate reaction...which can be anger, dejection, depression, heightened anxiety, etc...or a cocktail of all those things at once, which is what happens to me. Thank you so much, my dear friend, for your time, your astute analysis, and your understanding. Always appreciated! 🧠🫀⚡🕯️
You are very welcome
Good write T.
Thank you very much my friend! And, as you can see in this one, I turned the lights on...and perhaps you also see why I tend to keep it dark! 🤣 Much appreciated, always, Orchi! 🧠🫀⚡🕯️
Powerful and poignant. Very relatable.
Thank you so much, Thomas! Glad the poem resonated and delivered! Much appreciated my friend! 🧠🫀⚡🕯️
I am glad I read your comments on this piece for it made me reread it and even read it with a different perspective. Anxiety is and can be as sporadic as you very well described it. Great write, poet.
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