I get anxious sometimes
My thoughts going a mile a minute

I'll get a sinking feeling in my stomach
I'll feel restless, but I won't know why,
So my mind will make up reasons
Why I should be anxious.

"She doesn't like me"
"He thinks I'm weird"
"I shouldn't have said that"
"I'm not going to get anywhere in life"
" I'm not good enough"

And I won't be able to sleep,
So I'll stay up writing this poem.

- Anna Roy