Overthinking weighs heavy on my chest,
panicked by thorny questions,
from people who know best.
I’ve reached a strange place now,
this wasn’t meant to be,
I did not see this coming,
I cry so much I can’t see.
Another fight, barriers higher,
a different state of play,
spiritual friends they guide me,
convincing me to pray.
Stay positive trending mantra,
impossible, painfully insincere,
fingers bleed from clinging on,
swaying aimless, no feeling,
no fear.
© Michelle Sotiriou 2021
She Be Fierce 