How?

How do you forget the images,
Even if they're just a dream?
How do you forget the fear,
With how real it may all seem?

How can you get over a pain,
That's rooted deep within?
How can you get over a betrayal,
When that trust can't start over again?

How do you escape the past,
That always comes back to haunt you?
How do you escape the present,
When what you want is something new?

How do you do all these things,
While so short of breath?
You take time to find a way,
But never turn to Death.