Panic is rising
Rising up and
Light is growing
Growing dimmer
While darkness
Is darkening
I steel myself
Trying to keep
Safe from
Demons inside
Rising up to
Throttle
My heart
Not knowing
Where to go
Or where to turn
I hold myself
Tag panic
Panic
My chest tightens
As I curl up into a ball
I seek refuge
Under the covers of my bed
Anticipating the waves of life
To crash over me
I cannot dream without my dreams
Morphing into nightmares
I feel my panic rise
Along with the beats of my heart
I’m scared to sleep
I’m scared to wake
I’m scared to eat
I’m scared to work
So I curl up further
And wish myself away
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