If I Didn't Have Anxiety

If I didn't have anxiety,
I'd hold my head high enough
for me to smell the fresh air
unavailable to restrained minds.
I'd breathe in so deeply
that I'd feel my lungs fill
as a  relaxed smile
slowly took over my face
remaining there for most of my life.

If I didn't have anxiety,
I'd speak up.
I'd let the world know
of any issues that
I may have solved.
I'd make myself heard,
and show people
that I am more capable
of greatness than they could ever imagine.

If I didn't have anxiety,
I would be the person
I know I could be.
But as time goes on,
I become who I should be
more and more,
waiting for the day that I can say;
'When I had anxiety,
this is what I dreamed of'.