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Anxiety, a poem by Eleanor Levy, 8

Eleanor Levy, 8
Valley Glen, CA

Anxiety

Eleanor Levy, 8

Unleashing anxiety
Nervous feelings consume me
Shivering feelings through my body
Extra worried now
Tremendous fear
Traumatizing state of being
Lurking pain
In shock about what’s happening
Nice feelings shattered away
Getting back up to try again