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All over again


Trapped.

I'm trapped.

Unable to move

Unable to think

Unable

Helpless as the tide washes over

And I feel like my skin is on fire

My body hurts

Every step sends electricy 

courseing through my veins

My lungs ache for breath

That I know can't come

Until I calm

Take a deep breath

Let the air fill me

Turn off my mind

And try again

Once more

Until I am trapped agin

Once more

Calm your breath

Count to ten

Before it starts all over again

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