Ground Zero
The exhaustive cycle of anxiety and sensory grounding.
**5 Senses Grounding: 5 things you can see, 4 you can hear, 3 you can touch, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste.
Darkness, without being able to tell
Whether its from closed eyelids
Or the shadows through the window.
The future, headed my way,
At the speed of a bullet train.
Ok, ok, you’re being unrealistic.
I can make out the outline
Of my bed in the umbra,
See my stuffed turtle
Thrown across the pillow.
Then there’s the manuscript,
Taunting me from the desk.
You’ll never finish.
Maybe you’re right,
But maybe you’re not.
My hands curl against the carpet,
My palms rub sweat into my jeans.
I feel the adrenaline buzz in the air.
My face itches from the drying tears.
The humming of the lightbulb
Pounds into my eardrum,
A symphony accompanied by
The chirp of crickets outside
And the ticking of my clock.
Too much, too loud, it hurts.
Yeah, it does, doesn’t it?
I smell…smoke?
Is something burning?
I think you left the stove on.
I didn’t cook today.
Incense– pine forest.
It mixes with my cologne–
A strong ocean breeze.
I taste dread.
How did I end up here?
It’s only a matter of time
Until we meet again.
You’re right, I'm sure,
but maybe next time…
it’ll be different.
About the Creator
Lizzy Rose
Hello! I'm Lizzy, a poet and fiction/fantasy writer. I've been creating fiction since I was a child, making up and acting out stories. I started writing my stories when I was 9, and poetry when I was 11!
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