It’s hard to keep perspective
When the walls are caving in
A million miles an hour thoughts
Send my head into a spin
‘This one is worse than last time’
I say, as I gasp for breath
‘This time it’s really happening’
As I head towards my death
The panic rises swiftly
A force I’m powerless to fight
Its weight is heavy on my chest
My hands shake as I write
Pen marks that make little sense
Are scattered across the page
But they begin to take some shape
As my heart retreats into its cage
Without me even noticing
My breathing returns to steady
I thought that was it this time
And I really wasn’t ready
Every time the panic attacks
It feels worse than the one before
But I always seem to battle through
The war to end all wars
Writing is like a paper bag
Breathing air into my lungs
So, that is how I climb my way
Up the panic ladders rungs
You keep writing my dear ,,,we understand
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Kudos Kim. I felt the truth and power of your words. Keep writing and breathing.
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Thank you. That’s so kind of you to say. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment xx
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You’re most welcome. blessings, Brad
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You are a great writer and poet. Whenever I try it just ends up being a comical story about something stupid filled with swearing and stuff. Can never write anything serious like that. 🙂
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I never thought I would either, you know. I just kept going back to it and it just clicked. Keep trying xx
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I do, but I go off track so easily. Even now I am literally thinking “write something profound” and ten seconds later this is what I have got…..
There was a silly Elephant,
His name was Tommy Ball,
And even though he had to rent,
He still hoped to own a Hall.
Its hardly wetting the eyes with emotion now is it?!??
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The metaphorical elephant in the room that no one wants to acknowledge.
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I try to keep quiet, to disappear,
So I can vanish without a trace,
But the blog is so good I reappear,
And get Kim all over my face!
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Hahahaha. That’s brilliant 😂
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If you are on Instagram, I have loads of my poems on there. You are welcome to follow me @bechdanham
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