I don’t want to be a victim
in a scenario I created
Always bending to the system
Because everything around me is related
Planning the future in advance
So that I don’t get in the way
In every single circumstance
My anxiety is on display
What I thought was being polite
Turns out, comes from a darker place
Politeness is my night light
So I’m always saving face
If I can keep myself in check
Then I am never out of order
I am always sticking out my neck
A full on supporter of my disorder
So, if you see me struggling
Go on and smile, then walk away
I’m simply working through pretending
That everything will be okay
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Fake it till we make it, huh? Loved your poem!
The lines....I’m simply working through pretending....is close to my heart.
Not to completely echo your comment on my last poem… But this is all to too familiar! You had me at those opening lines ♥️
Amazingly put.