pure panic

Pure panic

One small thing sets you off

And your mind begins to race

You certainly know the signs

And you begin to pace

It starts with quick breathing

And then a lump in your throat

you try so hard to swallow

and you try and keep yourself afloat

you begin to tremble

and you can feel your blood beginning to flow

as your heart is quickly beating

you want to run as fast as your legs can go

you break out into a cold sweat

and wipe at your brow

you feel you are going to vomit

so you reach for a towel

you feel you need to lie down

and curl up into a ball

because you feel so dizzy

and you are afraid that you will fall

You begin to calm down

And begin to deeply breathe

And you do hope to god

That for this no one did see

you feel so very silly

for control that you feel you lack

but you soon realize

that it was a pure panic attack