apprehension. | poem

Ananya C
1 min readAug 16, 2021

the only emotion she could decipher was fear

she vehemently hated when her future was unclear

this apprehension that she felt was making her nauseous

she used up all her energy in being overcautious

but organizing and being prepared didn’t help at all

the terror she was consumed by made her feel small

everyone just perceived this behavior as dramatic

but belittling someone and their problems isn’t exactly pragmatic

it was difficult for her to take a deep breath

she couldn’t calm down, she was far too distressed

it was suffocating and unbearable and very hard to witness

someone losing their mind because they didn’t want to experience homesickness

she unconsciously pushed away the idea of finding a solution

so now she was stuck in what felt like an eternal convolution

every single day almost felt like a continuous blur

she didn’t know why all of this was happening to her

even though a part of her knew she wasn’t at all alone

the mere fact that she was dealing with this made her feel like she was on her own

it isn’t easy to control something much bigger than oneself

she would never wish something like this upon anyone else.

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