Panic Attack
It always starts with chest pain
Sharp pain that I can’t bear
It radiates down my arms
First thing I always think
I’m dying
My heart begins to beat
Faster and faster
I feel like just a little longer
And it will fly out of my chest
Like a bird trying to escape its cage
My hands begin to shake
My head starts to spin
Like that boy you always see at the amusement park
His mother says no but he continues to
Ride every roller coaster he possibly can
Pumping his adrenaline like it’s a damn game
I feel like I’m drowning and everyone around me knows how to swim
Every breath I take is harder to bear
I feel like I’m gonna drop
I sit down and suddenly it stops
I can breath
It’s done
I feel relief
But then I realize that there will be more oceans to swim and roller coasters to ride
It’s not over
And I never know when it will happen again
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