Breathe

Don’t forget to breathe

to let the brevity of the atmosphere take its rightful place within your lungs

where they rest beneath the branches of your rib cage

Breathe in

feel the streams of sunlight run down your throat

let gentle taps of cumulus clouds lull you to sleep

allow yourself to fade away into daydreams

Breathe out

Remember the silent hours before dawn

do not lose sleep over the light that fled the safety of your fragile hands

We both know that they were meant to hold on to a beauty unimaginable

Breathe in

seize the small moments

Live in the seconds that overwhelm you

Walk amongst the fears that haunted you

Feel the weightlessness of the world that rests upon your shoulders

Breathe out

Let the battle scars that reside along the crevices of your skin

speak the story that others dare not ask about

When you run your fingers across your chest

read with conviction the story of triumph inscribed beneath the surface

Do not gasp

Breathe in

Breathe out

Inhale to the remnants of peace

Exhale to the thought that its okay to still be incomplete

don’t forget to breathe.