Shadows of No Identity

i’m laying here

i cannot breathe

i’m choking

on the shadows of no identity

the pain you cause makes me ache

i can no longer breathe

i can no longer think

you hurt me like abuse

but you never touch my skin

i can no longer cry

they’re all dried up

i want to yell

but there is no sound

i can not run

you pull me back

into a place i can not escape

2004

Author's Note

I intentionally made sure that there were no capital letters