Minute By Minute Poem by E Moreno

Life is drowning me like
An ocean of tears.
Minute by minute.

Being a wife,
a mother.
Being a daughter,
a student.
Being an adult,
a human.

It's like fluid is filling my lungs,
Minute by minute.

While everyone standing around gawking,
Wondering why I don't just inhale.
Minute by minute.

They inhale perfectly fine.
Even thinking about that inhale,
My lungs quickly fill up
& thundering coughs
began spilling out.
Minute by minute.

Looking like an over dramatic,
Fool.
Minute by minute.

A cloud of toxic smog,
Follows my every move.
Minute by minute.

Covering my day in
A shadow of dread.
Minute by minute.

Misconceptions and assumptions,
Destroying trust
And love,
Without ever looking you
In the eyes.
Minute by minute.

Every stab is
A death sentence.
Minimizing your soul,
Minute by minute.

Drowning in an ocean
Of tears.
Stalked by a shadow
Of misery.
Minute by minute.