Hummingbird Heart

I don’t understand,
I can’t comprehend my own feelings.
They grow in my chest
At paces too fast to hear,
A hummingbird heart…
It flutters and brushes against my ribs.
Sometimes my lungs are rubbed raw,
And I can’t breathe.
It won’t rest still…
And so there is all of this pressure,
All of this insecurity…
I can’t swallow,
And I can’t speak,
My tongue and breath and words,
Are all stuck in my throat.
My soul is trapped between my teeth,
And it catches with my breath.
Its because of you…
You make me ache.