Hope to breathe

Suffocating, world spinning, can't breathe-
Numbness spreading through my body like a disease;
pins and needles in my limbs.
An unpleasant prickling sensation,
creeping through my head.
Gasping for breath, but air won't fill my lungs.
Is this just a bad dream? I only hope to breathe!
Open my eyes to see if this is real;
lines blurring-
can't focus my eyes.
Am I dying here?
I struggle for breath but my airways are blocked.
Cold Fear, mad heart beats-
trying, desperately, in vain
to pump oxygen through my system.
I don't want to go like this,
to die because my lungs wouldn't breathe;
I'll fight for my life.
Gasp, sit up suddenly.
This isn't a dream, it's reality
bringing itself back to clarity
as the blankets fall from around my face.