Apocalyptic Dreaming

Breathe in, breathe out
Lips stop quiver; tears dry out
Find something to talk about
Or else, you fear, you'll scream.
No one can breathe in forever
The sun would shine in different weather
And whether or not the topic's clever
We still continue to breathe
Try not to remember, but can't forget
Face gets hot, tears wet
And under the covers at night, you let
Out a secret scream
We cannot make our memories lapse
So knees feel weak, lungs collapse
And puff, hold, pass
Is now the only way to breathe
Why does it get hard when things go wrong?
A topic for another song
And so you wait, while all along
You breathe, scream, breathe.