head in the clouds [digital illustration by hannah taylor ’26]
“what anxiety feels like” [poem by lily biggs ’24]
I am a girl with dreams and a head up in the sky But once in a while that passion oh it gets quiet And before I can ask why A man with a velvet voice and a pretty black tie Walks into my life with a Cheshire smile He’s a bad idea but says that he’s on my side Holds me close and I realize I am a waste of time Overwhelmed by my schedule and these stupid lies But still what’s the point in trying Yet I can’t let go so I’ll just scroll to escape my mind I’m on the brink I’m falling I’m dying slowly Stuck between worries about my life and where it’s going I don’t get it, am I crazy? Please help me, do you understand why? He laughs and tells me that this is what anxiety feels like burn
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