Wide Awake and In Pain

 

It's the weight of the world but it's nothing at all

Light as a prayer and then I feel myself fall

You've got to give me a minute

'Cause I'm way down in it and I can't breathe 

So I can't speak

I want to be strong and steady, always ready

Now I feel so small, 

I feel so weak.

"Anxiety" 

-Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 

If you are unfamiliar with Jason Isbell, then feel free to use this otherwise eminently forgettable piece of prose as your introduction.  I am not as familiar with him as I would like.  I intend to remedy that flaw in my character. 

One down.  One million to go.  

Anxiety
Why am I never where I am supposed to be?
Even with my lover sleeping close to me
I'm wide awake and I'm in pain.

"Anxiety" 

-Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

-AK