The staying
"...This is delicate. This is some of our best work, the staying..."
Anxiety rips through medication like wet tissue paper.
Each milligram gives up
goes home and leaves me here. A whisper of myself. Wanting.
Needing
solace for just a moment, just long enough to get my bearings.
I choose to stay.
Just soft enough to scab over.
I choose again, to stay.
Just close enough to feel without flinching.
We are all borrowed light. Holy things. Temporary.
This is delicate, some of our best work, the staying.
Each morning, embraced by heartbreak, seeped in courage
we choose
And we stay.
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Staying is not a spectator sport, check on your strong friends.
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About the Creator
Netherland Poetry
I write about love: Making it, keeping it, destroying it, rebuilding it from pieces. I also write about mental health, its mountaintops & it's valleys. Thank you for stopping by. Check out @netherland_poetry on Insta
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Nice work
Very well written. Keep up the good work!
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Comments (2)
As someone who deals with anxiety, this really hit home. Very well done!
another beautifully sad piece