03:34:00
Scream and Panic
[WARNING: Potentially triggering]
They tell you,
"it's no good",
"do it over",
and you listen
You doubt yourself
Will you ever amount to anything?
What is wrong with you?
Why can't you get this?
It's an evil spiral
A whirlpool of torment
Your breathing quickens,
your pupils dilate
Panic wells up
You want to curl up,
you want to disappear.
You want to die
So much pressure
So much stress
All the expectations you want to meet
but never can
So many musts,
so many shoulds.
Why must everyone be in you face?
Why is everything so tough?
Will you ever be good enough?
Why aren't you good enough?
The elusive "perfect" is an illusion.
Never will you be good enough...
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I so wanted to write a fanfic for this bi-weekly theme for the deviantART Group PassionaAboutArt - Stress, but of course I was too late out again... So I just had to settle for a poem instead.