douze // breathe

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even when the music isn't playing,
there is constant noise blaring
through the speakers in my mind
the thoughts suffocate me
i can't breathe
even though i try

the shouts and cries
ringing in my ears
it's deafening
the sadness smothers me
i can't breathe
even though i try

the tears
pouring down my face
like the droplets of rain in a storm
they flow down my throat
and envelop my lungs
i can't breathe
even though i try

o.r

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