my teacher: so today we are doing and presenting our class presentations in front of the whole school me: what the- why did nobody tell me WHY I MIGHT HAVE SOCIAL ANXIETY I HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING like so on may 4th 2026 we had this orchestra concert and sonthe thired graders preformed and since they are so big we fourth and fifth graders had to go to a different room for me im in fifth grade so when the fourth graders were going to preform we walked to a different room but I THINK LIKE EVERYBODY IS STARING AT ME AND JUDJING ME which is really stressful so i looked physically tense but like i still pushed through but i messed up more than i should have :( and another instance is when i sneeze i get really anxious that people are judjing me by snezzing and a lot of people would think thats ridiculous but trust me its a real feeling and here is a poem i made: A Plastic Smile I sit with a plastic smile, A quiet, easy face— While static takes every place, And my head is racing Just like my anxiety space. It sits still, unlike my shape. I saw the safe harbor, I chickened away— The haze was much stronger Once in the day. But data is patient, It waits for the light. A silent vibration Through today's long flight. While life may seem long, It slowly drifts away. I may seem strong, But it holds 'till this day.
