the window
rattles
my heart
beat a
seismic event

calm thoughts
reel the
rampant emotions
back into
their cage and
lock the door

the world spins
at roughly
seventeen hundred
kilomers per
second at
the equator

mine moves
twice that when
i get stuck
chasing ghosts

the window
rattles
my heart
beat in a
panic attack

no one plays
on your deepest
insecurities
like the ones
you trusted
to keep you safe