I can’t breathe

The walls are closing in on me

One by one they leave

Finding someone better

Less damaged, less tormented

A better replacement

Someone who isn’t me

Too many issues drive them away

The more I care, the less they do

Until I’m left alone

Wondering what’s wrong with me

What’s so unlovable

How I can never be good enough

My heart hurts and my breath chokes

Unable to relax, I sit here

Endlessly replaying things in my mind

Trying to comprehend the mess

That my life has become

Nothing ever seems to measure up

And I do nothing but stumble and fall

Failing myself and everyone around me

The harder I work, the harder I fall

Until I’m left helpless for a solution

Sitting here alone, wondering