Breathless

September 22, 2008 by

Tracy Pawlukovich

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all day
I stay
imprisoned in darkness
entraped by my weakness
begging for freedom from my chains
pleading for escape from my pains
is it too late?
is this my fate?
a life full of terror
striking with a furor
at a mere thought
my breath is caught

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