Static

One of my favorite writings this is my take on anxiety and the everyday struggles that some have to face while living with this issue.

Everyday struggles of nothing but mindless noise

Fussing around inside your head

An old friend, the one you’d rather be dead.

Familiar  shaking of hands and rattling of memory.

That sudden feeling of breathless lungs gasping, searching for air that they will not find

For your friend who has been lost, has come back home.

Consuming everything in a soft white noise

Static,

Memories fade into the black abyss that is now the back of your mind,

Brought forward are all the things you should hate about yourself, all the things you need to get done, all the people you are letting down, how useless you’ve become.

“You thought I would let you go that easy?” It seems to whisper inside of your head.

And for a moment you think maybe it won’t overwhelm you and will pass as fast as it came.

You are wrong, the static continues turning into a screeching sound

Twisted mixtures of nothingness and everything all at once.

Static

Swiftly it overcomes you.

You are rendered helpless forced to wait it out

See if time can pass you by.

It does not care if you are sitting at home, or in a crowded hall

A full audience or a single soul gazing from a mirror

The show must go on and oh will it be a performance.

Author's Note

Please, leave some comments, concerns, and opinions. I am new to this site and writing free-verse(that's a loose classification). So please let me know what you think!

Reviews

[Inject Positivity]

Adrianna, I loved your take on the concept, you gave a new dimension into it, with unique thoughts and I think it reaches the reader more softly and truly... By describing the anxiety as a frnd you made it more alive and vivid...

Even though it's a free verse poetry but it still has some poetic elements which makes it perfect... Many readers will enjoy this work of yours...

[UnapologeticPoet]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed :)

[SeemsPoetic]

Wonderfully written AdriannaP. Im not the greatest at reviews but I can tell you what I felt.

This poem made me feel deeply saddened throughout the read like I lost someone and it was my fault and then i realized that friend was a younger me and I allowed my anxiety to slowly kill him but then the poem was over and I had to take a deep breath. I was dragged into the deep emotions of this poem and it was a rush I haven't felt in a while. Not even from my own poems.

[Carolynn]

I love the use of the word static and how it repeats throughout your piece. I'm not sure I relate as well to it being an old friend (even though you mention it's one you'd rather be dead - usually the word friend is used for someone you like so it feels a bit confusing for me) The description of how annoying it is and how it consumes your thoughts was well written and very relatable. The only other comment if you don't mind my saying is that the punctuation seems incomplete - you use it on most sentences but some you don't. I would suggest using it throughout but that's just my opinion (I typically ovoid it myself). Well done and keep writing :)

[UnapologeticPoet]

I can see your view completely! This was copy and pasted from a word document and I didn't review it as well before posting so I note the punctuation is not as consistent as it should be. Thanks for the suggestions! I always appreciate advice!