Invisible Prison

Open the door,
Just a crack,
Apocalyptic panic
Scratching at my skin till it bleeds

Dark silent corner
Rocking,
Back, forward, back
Black ink leaking from my eyes

Desperate to breathe
Slower, steady,
Oxygen
Boulder, weighing heavy on my chest

Stifling, oppressive air
Dragging in each breath
Sandpaper against my throat

Liquified, blazing heat,
Pulsating ferociously
Through dried up veins
Deafening

Heart pounding
Hands grasping at a biological prison
Nails puncturing flesh

Vision begins to blur
The world fades to black
Eerily calm,
Thoughts, now thunderous

Just let me breathe
Just let me leave
Just let me live....