Goodnight

Anxiety,

The light switch that keeps being flipped.

One moment my smiles are genuine,

The next they are fake.

Often I lay in worry

Wondering what might go awry,

Even when things are aright.

I worry about circumstances

That many might think to be crazy.

“Just don’t worry about it,” they say.

“Just let it go.”

If only I could just let my worry

Fall away like snow.

When I think you are gone,

You always prove me wrong.

As my day fades away,

I say goodnight.

I may or may not sleep tight.

As I turn off my light,

Your grip loosens.

But tomorrow I am sure,

You will once again hold me tight.

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