Dark Poems

Suffocation

"I've got it all figured out.

No one cares unless you're pretty or dying.

I'm not scared of strength,

I'm scared of everyone seeing me the way I see myself.

I'll watch people around me breathe,

I know I should be able to fill my lungs with fresh air

But... I can't.

The worst part is that people mistake my chest

Rising frantically up and down

For breathing when

I'm

Really

Suffocating."

She said in a soft whisper.