Claustrophobe

I close my eyes
I see the skies azure
Bright green abounds
And I open my eyes

I can’t breathe
The walls close in on me
The slit to let light in
Reinforces the dark
I breathe

I start to sing
Guitar strumming in my hand
Cigarette dangling by my lips
Eyes shut, heart open
I start to scream

My scream
A gasp for clear air
A desperate cry for help
A soundwave to ricochete
A prayer for a dream

I dream
Of soaring through skies
Cut off, left off to free-fall
To try, to learn to fly
Or crash and burn
But I live

I live