Breathe

Idk why...wrote this when I looked at a book cover...but I like it.

 

Breathe in….

And breathe out…

Cling to what life is left.

 

Is this life…..?

Touching the long tube the rust covering my finger….

Breathe in…

And breathe out.

 

I feel like a scuba driver….

Trapped underwater with limited oxygen…

But I’m just trapped in this cocoon of a body.

 

Breathe in…

And breathe out….

As images flash past my eyes….

Is this life….?

 

How long have I been here….?
I can’t remember the days there have been so many….

I can see the outside world but the person they see isn’t me.

 

I’ve been locked away into this cage….

My skin pale and taunt across my bones….

I resemble something of a horror movie.

 

Breathe in….

And breathe out…

How can I still be alive?

 

Neglected, forgotten, and alone…

Surrounded by these chasms and walls…

I’m a prize impossible for them to find.

 

Breathe in…

And breathe out…

Hope is the reason my eyes open every morning.

 

Some days I can grasp control….

And I can feel the health returning…

But then the pain comes soaring back and I flee away.

 

The girl mocks me and once again takes control….

Breathe in…

And breathe out.

 

I starve for your touch…

And crave your affection…

But I’m so far from your reach.

 

I don’t want someone perfect…

They aren’t the ones for me…

I just want someone who won’t give up.

 

Who will help break down these walls and leap the chasms…?

Who will pry these chains off my body…?

And remove the toxic air infiltrating my nose.

 

Breathe in…

And breathe out…

Someday hope will triumph all.

 

Or at least that’s my prayer…

Until then breathe in…

And breathe out. 

Author's Note

~ENJOY~