Breathe
Breathe in.
Ignore the way
Tension builds in your throat.
Your body rebels against you.
Just breathe.
Breathe out
All your sorrow.
Guilt that nags through the day.
Pain that keeps you awake at night.
Just breathe.
Breathe in.
Never mind that
Your lungs won’t fill with air.
You have to remind yourself to
Just breathe.
Breathe out.
Forget yourself.
Be at peace here and now.
Forget how you got to this place.
Just breathe.
Breathe in
And hold your breath,
Until you feel the tears
Threaten to pass your barriers.
Just breathe.
Breathe out.
Look straight ahead.
Relax your aching heart.
Now remember a simpler time,
Just breathe.
Breathe in,
What’s past is past.
Numb yourself to the world
As a shiver goes down your spine.
Just breathe.
Breathe out,
And lose yourself.
You may just find yourself
Between lines that blur together.
Just breathe.