just one more breath

nice and slow, think it through

isn't life or death; see?

what do you want to do

I wish this wasn't me

living with this constant cage

no peace for my mind

oh it's just a stage, is it?

fight/flight I'm inclined

my mind left for me to quit

shaking, crying, pale

dreams so close till I fall 

and yet again fail

empty; outward I call

anxiety detour

I again endure

nothing remains secure