Shelter in the Subconscious

Her eyes swollen from the venom that falls from her cheek  
Her breath absent
Leaving her paralyzed  
All she can feel is the lump in her throat the size of her dreams withering away with time  
An aching in her chest so deep it reaches parts of her subconscious  
The parts of her so personal she’s never even acknowledged  
Her doubts  
Her pain  
Her insecurity  
Finding shelter  
In the subconscious  
She lays there  
Breathless  
Paralyzed