Anxiety

by Elisabeth Kulp

I’m surrounded by strangers

My hands are sweaty

My heart is racing

I wish this could end

All eyes on me

My face turned red

Wanting to run and hide

But I’m trapped

People around me on all sides,

Singing

I hate myself for feeling this way

Freaking out over a silly happy birthday song

But in my defense it is at a restaurant

I wonder what my life could be

If I was just free

Elisabeth Kulp is in 10th grade and she likes listening to music, drawing, playing with her kitten, dancing, and sometimes writing. She would like to hunt, cliff jump, sky dive, and bungee jump. In the future she would like to do photography while serving the community as a K-9 officer.