Flourish
Breath plumes,
Hot and fast
Silver frost.
Yet.
You're suffocating
Hands tremor,
Clenched tight
White knuckles.
Yet.
You're paralyzed
Tongue dances,
Haphazard stagger
Stumbling syllables
Yet.
You're mute
You can't breathe
You can't move
You can't speak
Yet.
You're required
To flourish.