I travel deep within myself, not sure of what I’ll find, <br />Walking through the tortured maze in the depth of my mind. <br />There’s bits and pieces everywhere, nothing here makes sense, <br />Strangled by my own emotion, I have no defence. <br />The haunted trees look over me, shivering in the breeze, <br />They hold my painful memories and display them as their leaves. <br />I feel so trapped within myself, there’s nowhere I can hide, <br />No way of getting out of here, I’ve locked myself inside. <br />I’ve become a prisoner of my mind, I have no control, <br />As my mind gets stronger, it drives away my soul. <br />I have nothing left to hold onto, my hope has slipped away, <br />Abandoned me in this spiral of darkness, leaving me astray. <br />There’s nothing I can do now, I’ve tried with all my might, <br />My mind has taken over, I am too weak to fight. <br />There isn’t much of me now, a shell is all that’s left, <br />I give myself to my victorious mind as I hold onto my last breath.<br /><br />lindsey ashton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-last-breath-6/