My mind has become a swirl
of constant, running fear
Everything feels like too much,
no matter how simple it should be,
And every thought of the future
feels too large, dinner is daunting
Tomorrow swallows my heart
and bathes it in acid so it recoils
My chest hasn't felt right since,
always bubbling and boiling
Thoughts rising in the steam
to cover my nostrils in the stench
For all I smell anymore is fear,
my own and all around me
We don't know what else to feel,
unless we simply go numb.