Battle

My face pushed up

against the glass

pleading for

this feeling to pass.

I know my body

is losing control

while my mind is

battling for my soul.

Trying to breathe

but my chest is tight

as I succumb to the

darkness of the night.

Nightmare visions flash

through my mind

as I slip to the floor

finally resigned

to losing this battle

for my sanity

in this war

that’s now my reality.