@mrlostmen: As a kid I use to hold anxiety in the palm of my hands. Hoping I can firmly grasp its understanding then biting my nails when it learned to consumed me. I thought the world was against me, dwelling on the past & forged it within my armor. I truly believed I began keeping myself safe by avoiding what I desired most.. connection then freedom from the mind that calluses my normality. I cared too much as I constructed this louvered opening, wide enough to take in the shuttered madness whilst remaining a safe distance. I was afraid of getting hurt or looking like a fool… my head remained forward as my eyes glanced within my peripherals — feeling the gaze of nonexistent fear I cluttered together. In truth we were never really on the same page, my anxiety & I. One had hopes & dreams as the other did what it was capable for the sake of being safe. In response I befriended the thing that beats soundly within my chest when all things were too much. Allow your heart to decide which direction to go - Mr. Lostmen #hopecore #fyp