Challenge
Social Anxiety
I know most of you have seen my social anxiety poem so for all of you that relate write a poem about how having social anxiety, how it makes you feel, the damage it does to you, and how you act in social situations.
i’ve been lost before & this is exactly what it looks like
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extroverted introvert
they named me
demons made me
an empath
so i could
anticipate
their needs.
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Never let them see
my internal turmoil
keep smiling
make them happy
at all costs
feel their emotions
foresee
put them at ease.
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hide
my emotions
swallow
the pain
smile
be witty
charm them
entertain.
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Everyone's
best friend.
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action.