Lime (Separation Anxiety)

I am seen,

As needy,

Clingy,

But,

I’m scared,

Of being,

Alone,

Away,

From my,

Comfort,

Of home,

From being,

Away,

From Mum,

And Dad,

The lime wraps,

Around me so tight,

I can’t breathe,

I panic,

I cry,

Or scream,

I just want,

To be at home,

I want,

Mum and Dad,

To come,

And break,

Me out,

Of the lime,

Cocoon,

They said,

As I get older,

I’ll get better,

I’ll grow out of it,

But,

I’m at school,

Now,

I don’t want,

Mum and Dad,

To go,

It’s too hard,

To say goodbye,

I have to go,

Into school,

Early,

So I don’t distress,

The other children,

I don’t mean to,

I didn’t choose this,

The lime,

Encapsulated,

Me first,

They say,

It might just be,

A phase,

A transition,

From nursery,

To school,

But at home,

I need,

Extra cuddles,

Before bed,

Incase the lime,

Decides to take over,

During the night,

I managed,

To complete school,

High school,

College,

I’m older,

But the lime,

Remains,

I had therapy,

At school,

It helped,

But now,

I’m working,

In a relationship,

The lime,

Seems more,

And more suffocating,

Each day,

I tried to expose myself,

To different situations,

Most ended in panic,

Attacks,

The best,

Thing,

That works,

Is medication,

But it’s,

Not foolproof,

The lime,

Still constricts me,

On a bad day,

Draining everything,

The good days,

I cherish,

Because,

I’m free,

From,

The lime prison