Just breathe
Just breathe
Oh no, it's happening again,
Everything is moving around me, but I am slowing down,
My heart, though, doesn't,
Beating faster,
Faster,
Palms sweating,
Head light but heavy,
Chest tight,
Breathing uneven,
Can anyone see this?
Or am I coping well this time,
Breathe,
Just breathe slowly,
What I can see?
People,
A table,
The chairs,
What I can feel?
The counter,
My soft jumper,
My hands cupped together like they are supporting each other,
What I can hear?
My heartbeat,
Conversations of others,
The rain on the ground,
Breathe,
Just breathe slowly,
You got this,
Come on,
You got this,
Breathe,
Just breathe slowly,
Then suddenly,
My heart gets slower,
My palms less sweaty,
My head, not so heavy,
Chest untigthend,
Breathing steady,
I did it,
No one even noticed,
But I did, and I am proud that I defeated you again!
By Samantha Molloy
About this poem
I long battle with panic attacks after going through some difficult times. Can be read top to bottom and then bottom to top.
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Submitted by Bictlv24 on November 06, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 888 |
Words | 192 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 41, 1 |
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