Just Breathe

Get out of my head
I’ve yelled 
Silent many times
I hate you
Release me from your evil grip
You choke me to the point
Of suffocation
I fight back
I gasp for more air
The panic begins

Will I make it this time
The terrors haunt me
I can not sleep
And a good day
At its best
Is me surviving

Struggling to understand 
Why it stays

What did I do to deserve this
Let me live my life
As I did before the evil

It scarred my soul
And my heart tries to catch up
But the pain
Is so deep now

I’m drowning
Let me sink
Or help me swim
Please do not keep my breath
Just under the surface of the aqua horror

I struggle to breath
I need the air
You’ve taken from me

I gasp once more
As my lungs fill
I am overwhelmed with images of the love that has become so distant
I’m happy for that moment 

I am at peace now