Breathe

Heart starts to race
As the cross-trainer pounds
Legs endlessly
Circling around

Sweat pours from pores
As the effort grows
Every sinew burns
From head to toes

Straining hard
Lungs on fire
Climbing the hill
I quickly tire

I gasp, I wince, grit my teeth and seethe
Can't find the breath to breathe, breathe

Smoggy air
As the traffic waits
Fumes rise up
As the light dictates

Who can race off
With foot hard down
As the rush hour builds
Across the town

The misty haze
They leave behind
Covers everything
And clouds the mind

I cough, I choke, try as I need
Can't find the breath to breathe, breathe

It closes in
Surrounding me
An air of distrust
Perpetually

Looks and glances
Silently question
Motives and purpose
Every intention

Straining hard
To reign myself in
Find some space
Amongst the din

I'm lost in the tangled web I weave
Can't find the breath to breathe, breathe