Here I Am
Don’t tell me that you understand
Because you probably don’t
Don’t get me wrong I need your support
And I care about you more than you could know
But just because you wrestle with worry every once in a while
Doesn’t mean you know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night
Not being able to catch your breath
Not because of an asthma attack
But an attack brought on by fear
Fear of what? You might ask
And I would tell you if I was able
I’ve been labeled as
GAD
OCD
And eventually undiagnosable
But I am not broken
And these labels don’t define me
But sometimes it seems like I am a bird
With chains connecting me to a rock
Each link a different fear
And no matter how hard I flap my wings
All that happens is my wings get sore
But I am more than a statistic in the manual of mental disorders
I am a writer
I am a dreamer
I am a survivor
And while I may be knocked down more easily than others
I can guarantee you I will stand back up
And these figurative chains that hold me a figurative rock
Will not stop me