I can't breathe.

I'm choking on the words that I can't say;

the "I love you"s, the "I love you"s,

the" please don't go",

that I know I can't say.

but i try to anyway.

I can't breathe,

I'm choking on the feelings that I can't show;

the pain in my soul,

the weight in my chest.

but I always try my best.

i can't breathe,

so I tear and I pull at the invisible hand around my throat,

only to leave marks and scars on my skin and still...

i can't breathe.

try as I might,

push and I pull,

gasp and scream but no sound comes out.

"help! I need help! somebody, please help me..." it was only a thought,

a dream,

so deep in my head I can barely hear it.

i can't breathe.

drowning in unspoken words

and buried sorrows.

my neck bruised and bloodied from the struggle, I try once more to speak,

but it's useless because...

i can't breathe