Me and Mine
Me and my anxiety are this close, son! We been intimate more closely than my right hand knows the ridges of my penis. We have shared secrets that no lover of mine No mother of mine Even knows. We are so close, we finish each other's ... whisky. My anxiety is like that old friend you lost touch with for years but meet again and it seems like time stood still. We run through all the old dreadful tropes of loss and despair, reels of film play through me like an endless marathon of failure. My anxiety is like a memory mattress, she hugs me in all the wrong places, bringing back memories of all the stressful thoughts I thought I had misplaced or forgotten. As a bonus, she comes with a weighted blanket, reminding me that I am not alone; I have her, and that is enough. My anxiety is a boomer or at least considers herself one. She is easily triggered and doesn't have any concept of nuance. I mean, she insists that there is no difference betwee...