“Anxiety” By Katherine Kelly

I despise you, yet

your presence comforts me

somewhere deep in my soul. You

are always there. You

never go away.

 

When I finally figure it out, I know

you’ll be there, questioning

my decisions with

undying certainty that stays

with me through the night.

 

And in the morning, when

I actually need your advice,

your voice quiets, leaving

me alone with no guidance.

 

Finally, the terror hits.

 

But when I’m fallen, on the

floor I’ll lie, and your hands

will stroke my back. No matter

where I go, you’ll follow.

 

You give me no escape.


Katherine Kelly is 13 years old; she lives in Harpswell, Maine. She attends Mt. Ararat High school in Topsham, Maine. The poem was a school assignment. A few facts about Katherine are that she has written poetry since she was little, she wants to go to college for film, and she plays flute in the high school band.

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