Her paranoid mind cruelly twists
facts into deranged delusions,
irrationality and self-doubt
filling up the unused spaces
in her pathetic head.
Her thoughts churn,
anxiety bringing up the bile
that belongs in her stomach
as fear convinces her that
loneliness is sure to come.
She will be abandoned, forgotten,
and left in the darkness.
So she tries to keep them close.
Yet her ill-fated attempts only
stifle, smother, and suffocate
the people she loves most.
Her affection too harsh
and overwhelming for them to bear.
AO Poetry 