I felt it breathing down my neck
One thought
One thought
Another thought
Another thought
It's creeping up my spine
One thought
Another thought
It blocks out reason from my ears
One thought
One thought
It's pushing through my teeth
It's fighting at my lips
Onethought anotherthought
It's clenching at my jaw
Onanother thought
It's pressuring my eyelids
Onnotherthought
It's pulling the hairs in my nose
Notherthought
It's closing my throat
It's boiling my blood
It's taking over
Taking over
But
Outside, I am still
I'm in my bed
I'm Mary
I'm–one thought–Mary
I'm–one thought, spine twitches–Mary
I'm
Breathe
Mary
Breathe
In
I'm
Breathe
Out
Mary
I'm
Breathe
In
Breathe
Out
In control