Or (Poem)

today,

I
woke up,
feeling out. of. breath.
and

empty.

in my dreams,
I ran a 10km marathon
and Ineverstoppedforabreak,
no.
I
just kept

running towards the light,

and I didn't feel tired.

funny,
how dreams work
you only feel their impact on you
once you open your eyes

maybe
there is something wrong with the air
or
my sense of time

that aching greeted me like an old friend
squeezing my lungs harder and harder
until I'm no longer sure if it's
lack of oxygen
or
deja vu
or
maybe even loneliness.