My Adversary
My adversary, how I loath thee
You hound me fiercely with no reprieve
You steal my peace with no remorse
You capture my thoughts with unyielding force
When I drift into peaceful slumber
You lie in wait, my dreams you plunder
You tear away my starry night
And fill my skies with crippling fright
Each night my chest will wax and wain
Oh adversary, what do you gain?
My heart pounds quickly beneath my flesh
I’m arrested in panic at your behest
Away from you, I long to be
Somewhere calm, by the sea
Where waves that crash upon the shore
Cleanse my mind forevermore
Away from you I cannot be
For I am you, and you are me
You were born from fear, you see
Enemy, thy name is anxiety
(2010)
The crippling hold that is felt when one is experiencing immense anxiety.
