Panic.

by Collideascope

Published November 8, 2014

12+

In Poetry

Panic.

I cant breathe,

this panic is suffocating me.

There are hundreds of places,

I’d rather be.

I wish you could open your eyes and see,

the panic you caused is killing me.

Loosen your claws,

please let me breathe.

The idea of tomorrow,

seems so naive.

I’m watching my life,

as it tears at the seams.

While wishing you,

far away from me.

What’s it like,

to be able to see?

I'm lost in your shadow,

but you still won’t break me.

So i’ll ask you again,

give up on this hopeless dream.

But for the love of god

don't give up on me.

Comments & reviews · 4
IDontKnowMaybeSo wrote a review Review · Nov 9, 2014

To put it simply, well done. Now, being me, I can't leave it like that. I've actually read through this a couple times now and automatically, I thought of this being lyrics to a song.



Now... my little issues:

-Contractions; don't forget the apostrophe.

-Use of commas; Ex(s):

"I cant breathe,

this panic is suffocating me."

*Use a semicolon instead.

"There are hundreds of places,

I’d rather be."

*A comma isn't really necessary. (There are other spots like this)

- "god" should be "God" (unless you are referring simply to "a god" instead)



But nice! I especially liked the lines:

"Loosen your claws,

please let me breathe."

"I'm lost in your shadow"

"don't give up on me"

You do a great job of conveying such emotion and the struggle to break free from the thing(s) that bind you. Keep writing! You have potential (:

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NightOwl
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NightOwl commented Comment · Nov 8, 2014

Wow, I don't really know what to write...
This was amazing. You had excellent wording, and the reader has no problem trying to interpret your feelings. I think the way you described everything was wonderful.
The last two lines sent shivers down my spine. Nice work! :D

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MissHinch wrote a review Review · Nov 8, 2014

Wow! This is so cool! The way you strung your words and sentences together to draw a picture so powerful - I just don't know what to say!
there is just one typo at the very end where you say "But for the love of god / don't give up on me." I think it should be "God" with a capital letter.
Keep writing because if you can write something so deep like this I can't wait to see what you could do next!
~MissHinch

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Baidirai
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Baidirai wrote a review Review · Nov 8, 2014

Here to review.

Wow... You said you had no idea what to write, yet this is excellent. Better than anything I could do. You convey your feelings of depression in such a way that it just... works. I can't believe how good of an author you are. You have to be a master of your mind to write something this good under depression.

Thank you, im sure you could do better however



You're wrong about humanity. They are your greatest creation because they're better than you are. Sure, they're weak, and they cheat and steal and destroy and disappoint, but they also give and create, and they sing and dance and love. Above all, they never give up.
— Metatron (Supernatural)