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Write about anxiety.
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xSheepie

Show Me What Normal Is So I Can Fake It

Give me a guide to follow

Something standered and common

The thing everybody was born with.

Except for me.

The thing I'm missing is tangible

I know what it should feel like

to be able to not feel like puking all the time.

I know it's normal to not cry all the time,

To be able to sleep through the night,

And only sweat when with fever,

And to only shake when cold.

I know that I'm supposed to

Be able to calm down.

Instead I'm always on the edge waiting

For a thoughtless gesture or word

To blow me over

Crash on the the rocks below

And lie still.

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Valerie 
I think this one might be my favorite so far for this challenge.
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xSheepie 
Thanks! @Valerie
I am 21 years or older.