B R E A T H E

 Hyperventilate 

Breathing to much 

That’s not what I feel 

I feel like I’m not breathing enough 

But then it comes 

 And I feel dizzy as I realize 

I’m breathing too much 

Maybe that’s the point 

I’m trying to take in too much 

To breathe too much 

Instead of just taking one 

After another 

I’m trying to take them all at once

 I need to breathe now 

But just for now 

Not for later 

I can’t store up oxygen for later 

Or prep 

All I can do is wait 

And breathe 

And try to live now 

Not all at once 

Just as a note for all worried readers: No, I did not literally hyperventilate.