Lost

July 30, 2013

Struggling, searching, thrashing

Swallowed by the darkness

Hopeless, helpless, sinking

Do I take that final breath?

Lungs are scraping

Crushed by the weight

Buried in blackness

Begging for relief

Hopeless

Helpless

Breathe

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