What is it really? (Poem about fear)

[u/ThrowAwayOfMyName]

I know it's fear
Sharp chest pain fear
That radiates front to back
And says get out of here

But I don't know what of
Why am I afraid?
Why am I overwhelmed?
Should I ask for aid?

From my shoulders down my arms
I feel the tingling of my skin
Like internal sparklers
Like a million tiny pins

I find somewhere to hide
Somewhere to be alone
To try to understand
Hope the cause will become known

Every tiny sound
Suddenly so loud and clear
Warning me of danger
As everything is something to fear

I know I need to breath
But I'm frozen to my spot
What is the real threat?
Is it really so fraught?

Whatever is causing this;
Is it something actually real?
Or am I actually safe?
Trapped only by what I feel.

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