Help Me Breathe
There’s a weight
Just above here
Pure concrete or steel
It must be
To be of such immensity
Can’t you see it?
Please, help me
Lift it away
With it there, I can’t breathe
Each inhale is slow,
Bittersweet pain
Letting it out
Fearing no air
Will find a way back again
I’m suffocating
Can’t you see?
This weight, pressing down on me
On my chest, my shoulders
Wherever a heart
Is supposed to be
You stand there just watching
As I struggle to breathe
Just above here
Pure concrete or steel
It must be
To be of such immensity
Can’t you see it?
Please, help me
Lift it away
With it there, I can’t breathe
Each inhale is slow,
Bittersweet pain
Letting it out
Fearing no air
Will find a way back again
I’m suffocating
Can’t you see?
This weight, pressing down on me
On my chest, my shoulders
Wherever a heart
Is supposed to be
You stand there just watching
As I struggle to breathe