Bridge of Life and Death

A plunge into the abyss

Letting the world wilt away

Hands coating your throat as you pull back on sticky terror

Panic is a parasite

And you are not in control

Fear is an overlay on your body;

Oxygen is smothered in it

It should be simple to follow the command:

Breathe.

But you cannot.

Breathe.

But you’re trying!

Breathe.

Please.

There is a world between life and death

It feels like you’re standing on the edge of both

If you breathe now,

Where will you be?