I Can Only Choke As I Try To Breathe

By darkness_descends

Darkness swirls around me
And I choke as I try to breathe
As loneliness presses down on me
Like a weight I can't lift
Forcing out tears I can't stop
I can't wipe away
I can only choke as I try to breathe
As tears burn down my face
I can almost see you
Almost touch you
And if I listen hard enough
I can almost hear you
Telling me everything will be okay
You're here now and you'll kiss my tears away
That you'll never have to leave
This time you'll stay
This time the world can't take you away
I reach out to find your arms
And I only fall into a parasitic emptiness
Where tears feed my pain
And my pain feeds my tears
Where my heart is on fire
Burning for my only desire
This vicious circle never ends
It just keeps tearing me apart
Until I see you there and think it's the end
Until I hear your voice calling me through the darkness
And reach out for your solace
Only to watch you dissolve away
To feel my broken heart break again
And I can't bear the burden of my pain
As this heavy sadness crushes me
As my tears taint my sight
I try to get up again
But I haven't the strength to fight
Because I know this isn't the end
I know I won't be able to stop the tears
And as I think about the distance between us
I can only choke as I try to breathe

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Copyright 2004 darkness_descends
Published on Sunday, February 15, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: i can relate to this topic. i like this alot =) ur very good.

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