Breathing For Two

A poem inspired by my best friend's fear of commitment, and my own fear of being lame.

"breathing for two"

i can't be all things to all people
and i don't want to be all things to one
because the thought of breathing for two terrifies me
because i hardly can handle breathing for one

my survival instinct is dimmed
and my parents buy my gas because they know this
self preservation was never my forte
why do you love me

you can't love me
i can't breath for two
i can't yield double satisfaction from each breath
i'm hardly breathing for one

its unconscious, i promise
i never chose to breath
please don't ask me to breath
it's not that there's a problem with it
it's just that once i become cognizant of compulsion the unconscious becomes difficult
what if i breath wrong
what if i choke on some oxygen
FUCK

stop breathing
stop breathing
breathing for me now
stop breathing
stop breathing
breathing for me now