22.09.20
Why does breathing feel so hard?
It's like I'm surrounded,
walls closing in on me
I'm trapped forever.
I'm about 4 minutes from a panic attack.
I can't stop shaking,
my mind is racing
my head hurts from all the thinking.
It's like I need to cry,
but all my tears are stuck inside.
I want to scream and have a tantrum,
but instead I'm silent writing poems.
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4. Memories and Feelings That Still Haunt Me
PoetryI've cried too hard for too long as I debated death. Over and over, all I wanted was a quick overdose, a quick way to escape the pain. Until the guilt set it and made me realise, suicide feels too selfish. Instead I turned my sadness into art and my...
