Left side of my chest
Radiates down my arm
Up into my neck
Dull throbbing nuisance
Take an aspirin
Just in case
Dissolve the clot
Reduce the inflammation
Subdue the anxiety
No
Wait
Maybe
Xanax
Ahhhhhhhh
Perhaps the correct drug of choice
When my inner child starts screaming
Clinging in angst to my gut
Churning
Raising a ruckus
And I begin to succumb
Sometimes half a magic tab
Under the tongue
Quick to dissolve
Shhhhhh, I say
We may feel ashamed but we are not shameful
Not to worry, I tell her
No one will know
It was never our fault, I say
Never
Slowly the little screamer subsides
Releases her clutch
She’s almost convinced
Her writhing begins to cease
She retreats into her heap
Perhaps not so cold and lifeless this time
A small glow appears
She breathes quietly
Ahhhhhh
Shhhhh
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