Breath

“Cold… closing in…” “Water walls around my chest Silence thick as ice Each inhale, a shrinking space” “Storms beneath, rising Shadows coil and tighten” “Breath slips, Breath fights, Breath breaks” “…closer…closer…” “Beneath the ice, the pulse slows Thoughts surge like crashing waves Heartbeats fracture the dark” “Hold. Hold. Hold.” “Breath falters, Breath screams, Breath fades” “Cold… letting go…”