Bubbles

Bubbles are light

Bubbles are delicate

They float in the air

Shine in different colors

Bubbles pop

Splattering on concrete

Bubbles are fun

Between fingers

But I'm drowning

Bubbles close in my chest

My throat tightens

I feel them clogging the air

Vision turns red, then blue

Black and gray

Bubbles are crawling

Suffocating

Bubbles represent

Hopes, Dreams

Expectations, Surreality

Wishes, Hearts

I cough

I struggle

Pop the bubbles

Splatters in my throat

I work to breathe

Again, deal with it

the disappointment

The burning

Breathe deep

Calm down

Chest rises, falls

Relaxation

Look over my arm

Down to my fingers

Tightly closed around it

A small device

Check the phone

“No new messages”

Oh look

More bubbles

-Ella