I thought you were gone,
I thought I lost you.
Why are you here?
I missed you, but I also didn't.
I was happy pretending you weren't there,
Then you showed up,
Like a slithering snakeâ
Unnoticed, until you coiled around me again.
Suppressed feelings now emergingâ
Why did you come back?
Depression, I cast you awayâ
But you linger in the quiet of my mornings,
Filling my silence with heavy whispers.
Anxiety, I chased you awayâ
Yet you hide in every heartbeat,
Racing with doubt, stealing my breath.
Fear, I despised you.
Doubt, I demolished you.
Negative thoughts, I rebuked you.
But stillâwhy are you all here?
Didn't I get rid of you?
Why are you back?
My mind in spiralsâ
Dizzy with your weight
I crumble beneath you.
I'm overwhelmed.
I'm tired.
Leave me be,
I want to be free,
No longer chained by you.
I will break freeâsomeday.
I need to face youâsometime.
I won't bury you anymore.
I'll face any challenge you send my wayâ
Even if you return.
I may stumble,
But I will riseâunbroken,
No matter how many times you come back.