run until the waves pull you under

grit my teeth to stop them from chattering

hug my arms to my body to stop them from shaking

the breeze isn’t what’s ripping away at me

I can’t put a clamp on on my anxiety but I can die trying

chugging too many water bottles

like I can drown it all away

my organs wrapping around my heart and squeezing

until i explode

suffocating on air

choking on the lump in my throat

fading into the background

no one can hear my cries

walk willingly into the darkness

with no one to meet me on the other side

suffer alone and quietly

greet the hollowness with open arms

hoping to find peace by losing myself