I

I am afraid when I close my eyes,
When I have to fight for life,
When the flames engulf me viciously
And the pain cuts like a knife

The exhaustion weighs me down with stones
And it pins me to my bed,
Each little sound is an avalanche,
An explosion in my head

I cannot move and I cannot speak,
It is arduous to think
But I cling to something deep inside
As I teeter on the brink

All the people I have ever loved
Are kept safe within my heart,
They comfort me while I search for light
And we never are apart

I hold daydreams tight and fairytales,
I am sure they help me breathe,
I don’t think i’d even be here now
If I struggled to believe