ode to anxiety

Her precious heart
is guarded by a habit of fear
a fortress that shelters her
from the pain of what could be
she feels safe within its cold walls
that she has built
in response to her experiences

Courage – the essential key
lays dormant within her
waiting for her to look beyond the walls
of self deprecating doubt
and venture to new horizons

For there
beyond the bricks which she laid by hand
can she find a new way to be – 
a freedom her heart has yet to imagine