Punched

Breathing
Used to be involuntary
Begging
Is how I get air to my heart

Blood
From my nose

F
l
o
w
s

Down
My
Chin
And d
        r
        i
        p
        s
            in red splats
On
The
White
Tile
Floor
Next to my black polished shoes
With a lone blade
Of green grass
Stuck to its
Sole

Your departure punched me in the face
Paralyzed my lungs

Breathing used to be
Involuntary

Reviews

[Joiedevivre]

Laboured viscous breathing, this is how pain feels. Incisive.

[George Korolog]

Very nice use of the page to have the reader be in actual word. I enjoyed the breathing turn.

[Sammie]

A physical response to an emotional pain...Loved it!!

[ScaryTrees]

Yeah I like the switcheroo
You had me going
Having been punched both emotionally and physically I can relate to this one
Nice structure too

[Naomi Montana Walsh]

I love the way the power is related to the severity of the injury.
how emotional pain is like taking a physical punch.. well done