Hyperventilate Poems | Examples

The Sound of Heartbreak

A year of friendship,
Destroyed in a single day,
My heart is breaking as you drive away.
Every memory of us comes rushing back to me,
But something is different about them,
They’re all full of sadness.
My heart beats faster every minute,
Longing for more oxygen,
To replace the air lost as I hyperventilate.
I can’t hear anything,
Except for the sound of my own heart breaking,
As if it’s separating from the parts that you were in.

Suicide of Love

Letting go of myself;
How much more can I do? 
I bleed everyday just to feel,
suffocating slow;  
When I breathe I shake, 
try to swallow and hyperventilate; 
Gorge but should go slow;
Another victim of the suicide of love.

You Can Breathe Again

We were in the upper region of the Artic.
It was cold; our breaths were recorded in the atmosphere
I was huffing and puffing as I climbed.
Shh! Our guide said.
I could not help it; I am an asthmatic.
Shh! The others said.
I was annoyed now.
I have asthma, I told them. I cannot help it!
Too bad, the guide said, “For you are annoying the cougar”.
I looked into large dark eyes, and my heart stopped.
I knew I was in trouble.
When encountering a big cat, do not run, my training said.
As if I could run.
I was completely still, trying not to breathe.
I began to hyperventilate, which seemed to draw his gaze.
I averted my eyes, not wanting to challenge him.
“She is gone,” the guide said. “You can breathe again.”
As if I could.

Dmv

After finding out about unpaid
Ticket at the DMV
I being to hyperventilate and
Had to sit down for moment an
That’s when my brain went to work
I told them that it had to 
Be a mistake, a cliché in the system
Next, I explained that it 
Must have been someone who
Used my name or a doper ganger
And you got the names mixed up

Calm Prevails

I see what's happening today:
hate is routinely on display.
It seems like things changed overnight,
and lately, the world doesn't feel right.
A smidgen of truth, spiced with lies,
fake news makes my blood pressure rise.
And I'm more frightened every day,
for I fear war is on its way.

When I'm feeling overly stressed,
my heart starts pounding in my chest.
And as fear and dread alternate,
I start to hyperventilate.
My pulse quickens; I gasp for air,
for danger signs are everywhere.
I need a moment to calm down,
pause life, and turn my thoughts around.

I close my eyes, embrace the dark;
and envision a world less stark.
Switching off reality's light,
I allow hope to be my sight.
And with my mind back in control,
it helps me calm my panicked soul.
And I listen to songs of whales,
as my pulse slows, and calm prevails.

''Portrait of a Panic Attack'' Revisited

With macabre-like fear, I fret as Death glides near,
     all too near! And in my ears, buried deep,
ticks a ghostly tick-tock—it's all I hear
     (so deep, deep in my ears I cannot sleep)!

I'm manic; and with every breath I panic
     and hyperventilate, as my lungs scream
for air—as from a nightmare truly horrific,
     a dream unlike any phantasmic dream

I've ever dreamt of! With unavailing breath,
     I wane—wane morbidly as though on death's bier,
embalmed for entombment in a grave beneath
     (as I agonize, because the end feels so near).
  
In paralyzing fear of these panic attacks,
I'll soon die in their death throes and climax!?

Hyperventilate

I sit in Silence
My heart beating like a drum
Afraid to let go

Paranoia

i'm going insane
everything scares me
i can't see straight, my mind is in complete chaos
i don't trust anything anyone is saying
i'm stuck in my mind and i can't get out
im beginning to freak out
im beginning to hyperventilate
im shaking, crying, i don't know what to do
im sorry, i wish i could stop it all.

Portrait of a Panic Attack

When I shun my meds or refuse to sleep
I take on a dark aspect first and hear
a ghost-like clock tick-tocking in my ear
as if from a morbid place buried deep
in the recesses of my troubled mind
where I fret then panic with mammoth fear
as I feel Death approaching all too near
with every gasped-for breath of air I take!
As I hyperventilate my lungs scream
for oxygen that's not inhaling there
and suddenly my life ebbs as I feel
I am drowning, drowning for lack of air
under an ocean of thick, choking steam
of poison gas so vivid it's surreal.

Confusion

(“Too many voices. None of them mine.”)

I’m in a state of delusion —
What does any of this mean?
I hide behind my smile
So the real me can’t be seen.

I won’t look at the sky —
It terrifies me to death.
When I do, I hyperventilate,
Can’t catch my breath.

My moods swing up,
Then crash back down.
This isn’t me.
It came from nowhere —
Now these voices won’t set me free.

I keep asking myself,
What is life all about?
My mind feels twisted —
Am I tripping out?

Someone… please… help me.
Am I going mad?
One minute I’m happy,
The next… I’m sad.


I wake to a world that don’t make sense,
each thought a blade through a paper fence.
Faces blur, their voices bite,
days melt into the same long night.
My mind’s a maze with the exits sealed,
every step’s another wound unhealed.
Truth and lies both taste the same,
and I’m the punchline with no name.

Love Or Chocolate

Why would I want to be in love?
It makes you sweat, overheat, 
And hyperventilate. 
It creates major heart issues 
That stay with you for years.
It costs too much money 
When you try to keep it with you.

But why would I want to be in love
When I could have chocolate?

Why would I want chocolate?
It makes you feel wonderful
And stimulates happiness.
It creates an environment of relaxation
That will get you through the day.
It costs only one dollar and 
Stays with you for as long as you want.

So, why would I want to be in love,
When I could have chocolate?

He

He looks at me
Thinking he never did anything wrong
I see him day after day
what he did to me comes rushing back into my mind
He's oblivious 
He scarred me
I can't help but fell the need to cry when I see him
He hurt me
Took away my dignity
Made me feel like a worthless ****
What do I do 
Seeing him kills me momentarily
Causing my brain to still
Unable to vocalize any words
My breathing picking up
Causing me to hyperventilate
He's the reason I can no longer live free
He is the reason i now always look over my shoulder
The reason I can no longer be happy

The Day I Found You

The Day I Found You

The day I found you is the day my life became real, you complete me, where our hearts empaled it's every midnights vale of glow, that shines your soul, leading to mine,
Your exquisite eye, gleams in twinkled star, that fills the sky, as you look at me, with a ginle, smile amongst your face, that lights the world, and our kisses now so warm, touching lips, smooths my pride, to hyperventilate, deeply in love, for you I am, forever ADDICTED....

Tired, Tired, So Dog Gone Tired

Tired, so tired, these games, you play,
My heart, ripples to the sound, in flute,
With exhaust ion, till the fingers bleed,
I hyperventilate, trying to catch breath,
But I'm so tired, so dog gone, tired, of,
These inflating promises, that you speak,
In return, it's not how, or why, you prosecute,
Your betray able lies, I don't want to hear them,
I won't listen, just got tired, so I got ear plugs......

God Rules

He will make everything fabulous
Wait and see
He has a way of doing things
He knows what needs to be done first
And every step thereafter
He knows how to do things
Plan things and make things to come
We don’t even have to worry about the details of it
He is in control
Every minute second
He is on top of it
Don’t sweat, hyperventilate, exasperate
Irritate, gripe, aggravate
The Maker of this world is presiding
In charge
Why agonize, discompose, fret, nervous
While the Father has of hold on his making
God meant for us to enjoy things
Life and everything goes with it
Don’t be a grouch, a wreck, a grumbler
A troublemaker, a moaner, a nitpicker
God meant for you to be happy
Live life, sing a song, dance a storm
Make someone happy
Make yourself happy
Take delight in what you do
Take pleasure in what you accomplished
Be pleased
Get a kick out of things not called for, earned
Have a ball
Have fun
Live a little
God rules

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