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thin air
May 30, 2024
i have this odd habit
of asking why and how
how does the world endure
why can’t i
how do i stop waking up
in a chilling sweat
at 3 am
how do i escape
the loud whispers
the silent shrieks
as i fall
flailing
drowning
trying
but failing
to
stay
afloat
why am i the moon
seldom full
always obscured in the shadow
of something bigger than me
how do i step on the brakes
how do i catch my breath
why are things never as they seem
why is everything nothing
and nothing everything
why is it all slipping away
my withered fingers grasping
at what tangibility
still exists around me
until all
that remains
in my clenched fists
is
thin
air
nothing
but
thin
air
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helpless. haunted. overwhelmed to the point where i'm losing control. it's an indescribable feeling. this poem is the closest i've gotten to capturing it.