I feel the squeeze of panic in my chest crushing my lungs Doubt manifests in me choking on insecurities Throat dried shut as the bleak bell chimes Trauma creeps in during brittle times It seems consumed by anxiety No more cautious steps nothing more to lose But my apprehensions They are buried within me holes in my self esteem Birth of anxiety the rust of life It is buried within me the truth that is never seen I am my enemy the rust of life Dropped like a stone into a dark well Beaten and chained in this private hell Pessimisms’ casualty I am the death of a happy soul Loss of all faith loss of self control asphyxiating sanity No more cautious steps nothing more to lose But my fucking apprehensions They are buried within me holes in my self esteem Birth of anxiety the rust of life It is buried within me the truth that is never seen I am my enemy the rust of life