Flourish

Breath plumes,

Hot and fast

Silver frost.

Yet.

You're suffocating

Hands tremor,

Clenched tight

White knuckles.

Yet.

You're paralyzed

Tongue dances,

Haphazard stagger

Stumbling syllables

Yet.

You're mute

You can't breathe

You can't move

You can't speak

Yet.

You're required

To flourish.