I can't explain it,
but to say
it's all internal.

An odd feeling
settles in
around my heart.

The pace is not
that different
to cause me panic,

but my chest seems
constricted,
and I feel each beat.

I have had this
ache before
sitting in my chest,

like a weight
holding me
from moving anywhere.

I would call it
heartache
but no one has broken it.

It should pass
rather soon,
but each time is unique.

No one knows
of this
my heartache, my pain.

I force myself
to move,
distracting my mind

from the murmurs
of my heart,
echoing in this silence.