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Take Me In
Am I right or is it wrong
To be holding on so long
To a dream in my head
Filled with all the things I dread
Will I break or will I bend
Will I ever comprehend
Why I fall to the ground
Why I scream without a sound
Panic sets into my stomach
Twisting deeper as I plummet
To my hands and to my knees
With a silent plea for release
Am I broken beyond repair
Does anyone even care?
I don’t want to do this anymore
I’m tired of looking for a cure
I need to know
I need to be sure
If I need to fall
Further than the floor
Will the earth take me in?
And when the world
Closes in on me
If I need to run
From what I believe
Will the earth take me in?
To be holding on so long
To a dream in my head
Filled with all the things I dread
Will I break or will I bend
Will I ever comprehend
Why I fall to the ground
Why I scream without a sound
Panic sets into my stomach
Twisting deeper as I plummet
To my hands and to my knees
With a silent plea for release
Am I broken beyond repair
Does anyone even care?
I don’t want to do this anymore
I’m tired of looking for a cure
I need to know
I need to be sure
If I need to fall
Further than the floor
Will the earth take me in?
And when the world
Closes in on me
If I need to run
From what I believe
Will the earth take me in?
Published 27th Aug 2020
Author's Note
This is about panic attacks, specifically. It’s about that feeling when you sink down on your knees, as far into the floor as possible, and wish you could sink deeper. Fall further. Be covered by a safety net and weighed down into oblivion. I get that feeling a lot, wanting to disappear and just be safe, be outside of myself, outside of my life, just for a little while. Just until I can breathe again.
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