The day won’t sit still;

time escapes me.

I’m trapped within my mind.

Black clouds, I cannot see.

My legs tap to a fast beat;

my fists clench, ready to fight.

A painted smile on my face

keeps my rage from sight.

Like a train with no brakes,

I am a storm that never ends.

Shooting lightning strikes from above,

my heart is slow to mend.

The ticking of the clock is 

a drill digging into my brain.

I try to keep myself together,

but I feel I might go insane.

So I count each breath, 

slowly exhaling the fire.

This dance I take each morning,

is like balancing on a wire.

One, two, three inhales,

exhaling a breath of relief.

I can survive this raging sea,

if I only believe.