A BATTLE WITH MY FRIENDLESS FRIEND

Anxiety had been my best friend
My shelter and hiding place
She chased the smiling sun from me
In pretense that it’s what I needed
She chased the breeze from talking to me
And telling me things that births succor
Even the stars, for their brightness
Often reminds me that goodness is ahead
Ever since I befriended this friendless friend
I lived in her abode like a voiceless parrot

For years
I ate whatever she provided, I ate it painfully
Pitifully, and every bite was a mourn
But that day, I looked for the door
I dashed towards it
But she stood on the way
And told me there was no way
Her echo was thunderous but it sounded in my ear
Like the sound of a child learning to talk

At this time, her words could sink into my heart
No longer
Her grip on me was like the grip of a grasshopper
Against an elephant
I needed me, the real me

Me, a victorious warrior
That me, I should have been for long
I rushed towards the door
And was free forever.

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