Flight is part of my series titled Anxiety of Corvus which chronicles my complex relationship with Corvus, my corvine alter-ego who embodies my social anxiety.
This piece shows the first major symptom of social anxiety that I experienced. I have a vivid memory of me, as a child, hiding under a table, too scared of people. Since then, I avoided socializing with people, even friends, throughout my adolescence. It’s about my escape from social conventions and refusing to face the problem.
normal, socialising may be
it exceeds shyness for me
fearfully, i have to fight
yet i succumb to flight
beneath this table
my world is safe
secure haven
for my insecurity
too young to understand
too naive to handle
it exceeds shyness for me
fearfully, i have to fight
yet i succumb to flight
beneath this table
my world is safe
secure haven
for my insecurity
too young to understand
too naive to handle
