Eviction Notice

By Amber Dismute
Anxiety and Stress got my feeling like a mess
Feelings of feeling like I’ll never catch a breath
When will you go—I never invited you to stay
You aren’t welcome here—yet you keep reappearing
Trying to steal my peace, my joy, my every good feeling
I am not with it—no I am not about you taking my life
But here you are again like a thief in the night
But you don’t just come at that time—you try to make me feel like I’ll never amount to anything
Trapped in my own mind and body, can’t move, can’t think
I close my eyes and count back as I breathe, trying to search for a reason you appeared
Then I remember—you were never welcomed to be here
One day you will go—and you’ll never return
My hope is that day is sooner—rather than later
But I’m not in charge of when you come—just how long you stay
Consider this your eviction notice—I am back—you aren’t welcome here