Forgetting To Breathe

There are times where I forget to breathe, 

& from that lack of breath, I lose the will to see. 

The anxiety runs rampant, 

A horde of elephants stampeding through my head, 

which could've been avoided, 

if only I could simply be. 

The monsters under my bed aren't real, 

but the ones in my head, I can feel. 

I try to run away, but the only path I can follow, 

is where the monsters lay & wait, 

at tomorrow's heel. 

It's up to me to fight my way through, 

with every breath, I will not lose. 

The elephants cannot truly hurt me, 

and the monsters are no match for my resolve, 

I will regain my right to breathe, 

as I have a choice, 

and it is mine alone to choose.