Hard to breathe.
It did feel like dying
With not enough air to breathe.
Began as a mild difficulty
To breathe a full breath.
Uncomfortable and annoying.
But it was fine. Tolerable.
Also, it helped a little when calmed down
Then took small breaths, slowly,
Ignoring everything else.
Focused on taking the air.
In. Out. In. Out.
Yet it kept happening.
Became worse with each second.
Sweating, panicking, and suffocating.
Air was sucked out of the lungs
Just like a vacuum cleaner did
But did it return?
Less and less by the minute.
Fingers wrapped around the throat
To ease down the pain
Wishing the burning would go
Far. Away. Further.
Then at one point, mind went blank.
It just did.
Everything became blurred.
Each part of the body burning, with
Intense, incredible pain.
Nothing could be done.
Save staring at nothingness
For what it felt like
An eternity.
Suddenly, when it was
Almost the breaking point
At which giving up
Seemed the only option
So tempting, even the final string
Started slipping and lose its grip,
A cool breeze came in.
Giving space and easing the pain.
Allowed to breathe again
Slow, unsteady. But yes.
Breathe again.
Because……
You know the reason.
Hold on to that.
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