Before
you get
ahead of
yourself,

it isnt
unusual
for me

to tie
my insides
in knots

preparing
for a
chase.

Do not
mistake
my lack
of ease
over
-you
as
over-inflated
self-grandeur.

My body
has
-always
reacted to
interacting
with it’s
outside world

like the
impending
attack of
a lion.

—
Symptom