DEAR MRS ANXIETY PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAK EVERY NIGHT I SWALLOW THE PILLS THEY HAVE ME TAKE I GO TO MY BED EARLY I’VE STOPPED WATCHING THE NEWS I ONLY SMOKE OCCASIONALLY AND I’VE CUT RIGHT DOWN ON THE BOOZE MY BODY FEELS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE MY WORDS CAN’T FIND MY MOUTH I WANT TO BE ALONE AND NEVER LEAVE MY HOUSE GIVE ME BACK MY SPIRIT AND A BIT OF SLEEP WON’T HURT I’VE GOT MOUTHS TO FEED I NEED TO GO TO WORK I’VE REALLY DONE QUITE WELL 40 YEARS THIS WAY BUT NOW IT’S GOT TOO MUCH FOR ME PLEASE JUST GO AWAY YES, THANKYOU FOR THE HIGHS AND THE ‘CREATIVITY’ BUT CAN I HAVE SOME PEACE NOW? CAN YOU LET ME BE?
I am a 55 year old woman from London. I write songs, poems and essays. I am a music teacher as well as a musician and I have two grown-up children.
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Emma Scarr 