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Coping
May 27, 2019
Sat alone after sobbing down
Try to catch my breath; heavy
Yet in a dizzy state of panic I drown
People who don’t experience this I envy
Think, think, think, I stress inside
My eyes stain a rich, puffy red
Alice in Wonderland seen to the side
I breathe deeply; the book’s pages I spread
The young girl, Alice, so without care
I greatly wish I could be her right there
Wishing these feelings none worse than a nightmare
But I open my eyes to see no white hare
No flurry of snow-like fur to be seen,
And not a single adventure with the red queen
© Alexis R., Clarkdale, AZ
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I used to be rather panic-attack prone. I still am a bit, but am much better now. When I would have a breakdown I’d often read. Alice in Wonderland in particular is one of my favorite stories- if not my number one!