Times like these
are when I need
someone the most.
When there's something
going on
that I can't find the words
to explain
and I'm alone
with my thoughts
and shallow breaths
and collapsing lungs
and rapid heartbeat
and my silence.
When everyone takes just
a little bit longer
to respond
to my messages
and the tears well up
in my eyes
over something so
trivial.
When nobody understands
the damage
that anxiety
does to a person.
Times like these,
when I'm drowning
in oxygen,
are when I just need
someone
the most.
