Monday, February 10, 2014

Terror


I feel that the nerves never go
They're like my shadow
Always running through my veins
Returning every time I stand in front of everyone
And it's probably only me that feels like dying
But giving presentations makes my stomach twist
And it always goes like this


Making my way to my desk
Feeling frozen dragging my feet to my destination
My body's temperature decreasing with every second
My cheeks hot like an oven
Making it hard to hide them
And when the teacher gives instructions
I feel the wind of the words passing by my ear 

Hardly catching anything she says


And  its probably only me 
But while waiting for my turn I contain myself from running away
I heard voices inside me
Some telling me "you better not mess up"
And others saying "stop talking nobody wants to hear you"
Repeating over, over, and over again


And it's probably only me
But giving presentations
Always goes like this
When my turn comes
Every part of my body starts shaking  
Making it hard for me to stand while keeping my feet on the ground
Feeling my heartbeat beating so fast
As if my heart is going to come out of my chest
While hearing the side conversations
And having everyone's eyes attacking me
Suddenly I have a lump in my throat
Keeping me from speaking my mind
Feeling like I'm about to pass out
And it's probably only me
But giving presentations is my terror

Recording here: 

3 comments:

  1. I love your poem it its really good. My favorite line of it is "I feel that the nerves never go
    They're like my shadow
    Always running through my veins "

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  2. WOW, That is how i EXACTLY feel! I feel nervous also when i have to get up in class. FYI, you did GREAT! I didnt think that you were nervous at all. This poem is where people can really relate including with body shaking and other people's thoughts

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  3. Your poem is really relatable! Your line "Feeling my heartbeat beating so fast
    As if my heart is going to come out of my chest..." basically describes me every presentation I present.

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