THE CONVERSATION

By Y.C.

Vision scoping
Telescoping
Narrowing, blacker
Five things you can see
Four things you can hear
Three things you can smell

Breathe

White dots swim
Heart contracts
Shoulder pinch
Drowning
Drowning
Claustrophobic
Where is air

Five things you can see hear smell
Four things
Just one thing
Air
Need air

Shame and guilt
A million other people have it worse
Five things
Four things
Three things
Breathe
Try
Breathe
Try Five Things, Four Things

Hands tense
Back sweats
Can’t breathe
Can’t see
Can’t get out
You can’t get out
Five, Four, Three, Two
No
No 
Shit

More No
Breathe No
Five No
Four No
Black Three
Breath Two

Free. Need free.

Need breath.
Need me

One. 
Need One.
Taste metal.
Can’t breathe.

Send help.
Five things.
Can’t swallow.
Four things
Can’t breathe can’t breathe can’t breathe can’t 
Breathe

Things.