STRESSFULL

It has been a week now
And I cannot breathe
My health is fine, it is all in my head
The doctors say
Every minute I am trying to take a deep breath
But its lost half way through
So paranoid I become, gasping for air
My chest hurting so much from trying too hard
Yet I cannot stop
Let me breathe please
I can’t take this anymore
The harder I try the less air flows through my lungs
If there was not enough air in my lungs I would collapse
The doctors say
Its all in my head
So why can’t I breathe, why do I feel this way
I cannot sleep, I cannot eat, I cannot work, I cannot dream
Go away and let me breathe
They say it is stress of some kind
But I feel that everything’s fine
I’ve been happy and there is no reason why I’d be stressing
It is all subconscious, I don’t realise
The doctors say
Has it all caught up with me
Can’t I handle it anymore
Deep breath finally comes in
But as soon as its through
I’m gasping for air again
Just let me breathe
I’m telling this crazy head

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