Jun 2013
Catching my breath
I've been running from my fears again,
Endlessly sprinting from worries that often outrun me,
Every muscle in my body screaming at me to surrender,
My lungs are an inferno that plead for oxygen,
My head is telling me to stop and turn around,
But my heart is telling me to keep going
I am terrified, petrified, frightened,
I cannot face the growing nightmare
behind those closed doors in the far corners
Of my mind
The skeletons in my closet are waking up,
They're stretching out their legs,
Voices erupting from their hollow chests,
Screams
Laughter
Profanity
My dreams have intertwined with thoughts of decay,
Madness,
Chaos,
Darkness,
All swirling around like a raging tornado,
Threatening to destroy the city of hope
I have so willingly constructed to feel safe,
*But now I am left with the destruction and debris of my actions
I've been running from my fears again,
Endlessly sprinting from worries that often outrun me,
Every muscle in my body screaming at me to surrender,
My lungs are an inferno that plead for oxygen,
My head is telling me to stop and turn around,
But my heart is telling me to keep going
I am terrified, petrified, frightened,
I cannot face the growing nightmare
behind those closed doors in the far corners
Of my mind
The skeletons in my closet are waking up,
They're stretching out their legs,
Voices erupting from their hollow chests,
Screams
Laughter
Profanity
My dreams have intertwined with thoughts of decay,
Madness,
Chaos,
Darkness,
All swirling around like a raging tornado,
Threatening to destroy the city of hope
I have so willingly constructed to feel safe,
*But now I am left with the destruction and debris of my actions
(22/M/United Kingdom)
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