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CTA - Red Line
12/12/2017 11:03 p.m.
This poem was written about an anxiety attack I had on the train to work one morning. I was off my medication that week, due to trouble getting a refill. I was running late. The train, moving slowly with delays, then stalled for several minutes. All this, combined with my claustrophobia, my heart already racing from running to catch the train, caused me to spiral out and fall away from myself. This poem explores the process of talking myself back together.

After that morning, I started experiencing the onset of anxiety attacks every time I would set foot on the train, any CTA train. Thus, I was compelled to write this poem to get a better understanding of why. The catharsis this provided has inspired me to begin a poem series centered around my experiences of living in the city so far, having moved to Chicago in August. More to come.

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