Nervosa

What makes you nervous?

I’m nervous when crossing the road

A big red bus I see I just want to flee

I’m nervous of crowded trains

Did I even enter the train with all the pushing and pulling?

I’m nervous at airports

My mind becomes foggy

Nervous isn’t just a word

It’s my second name

I’m nervous to speak at a party

I’m mute as ever can be

Friends they call on the phone

But it’s always they who do the talking

I’m nervous of swimming pools

Can’t breathe at all

It’s okay to be nervous

But not when it’s also your second name

I’m nervous of adventures

A trek never can I take

I’m nervous of first dates

So I don’t really go on any

I’d rather be cocooned in my space

Than to try and tell a guy what I do for a living

Being nervous is fine sometimes it can come handy

But oh! no not me because nervous is my second name

I’m nervous of taking the plunge

Diving into something new

And sometimes when I’m in the mood

I actually do

Climb out of my shell

Grapple with something different

Nothing can stop me

I can conquer this

I won’t almost quit

Even if I’m nervous of being nervous

Nobody really has to know that

Nervous is my second name