deep breathing.

a day

free of panic

i feel

the clouds lifting

i tilt my chin heavenward

and let the sun

stream in

deep breaths

let the tears come

just keep

breathing in

my chest

expands

and my mind

exhales

i have somehow

convinced my brain

that this hardship

is normal

but even

a small taste of myself

is enough

to shatter

that notion

deep breathing

lets me fill

my body

with life

again.