Oh, presentation
How you once weathered me down
You brought endless bouts of anxiety
Like ice picks lodged deep in my throat
You drove hot coals into my lungs
Causing each breath to be a strain
You awakened a thrashing about in my stomach
Like an angry snake which knows no rest
Oh, presentation
You were the reason eyes were on me
As a room silenced
My mouth worked helplessly
A sharp chill down my back
Rendering me still and numb
Oh, presentation
I’m so over you