A War You Can’t See

I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe
I’m shaking, the world around me seems blurry.
I feel suffocated in my own skin,
Like I’m trapped inside a body that’s turned against me.
My heart is racing, I cant speak, and I can’t hear anyone’s voice,
Just the loud echo of my own thoughts crashing.

I try to escape, but there’s nowhere to go,
Every door in my mind feels locked.
I want to cry, but no tears come out,
Just this heavy ache behind my eyes.
I try to speak, but no sound comes out,
My voice is buried under the weight of invisible fear.
I want to breathe, but no air goes in,
Like the sky has collapsed inside my lungs.

My chest is tight like it’s caving in,
The silence screams louder than anything.
The walls are closing, even though I’m in the open.
I scream inside, but no one hears me.
Everyone sees me standing,
No one sees I’m sinking.

I thought I was fine, but I’m not.
I wear a smile, but it’s just a mask
A fragile thing holding back the storm.
And beneath it, day by day,
I’m breaking apart.
There’s a war in my head no one knows about,
And I’m tired of fighting battles I can’t explain.
For once, I just want to breathe without it hurting.