Losing Breath Poem by CHARMAINE SIMPSON

Losing breath - trembling with fear - choking sensation - out of control,
Mind plays flashing pictures - no sense - feeling crazy - no control,
I need you - I need to talk - you are taken - cant be reached - cant speak,
Blocked - stopped - panicked - spinning- falling - drowning - sinking,
Suffocating - crying - lost - alone - what could I do? -I need you -
Why can't I speak to you? - Can't you hear me calling?
Can't you feel me in your heart? - Crying - crying for you - Why?
Why did she want to hurt me? - Why did she take you from me? -
Did you know? - Did you want this to happen? - Do you love her?
Do you love me? - WHY? ? ?

August 2005-" Losing Breath"