Just Breathe
A Letter To Myself
Breathe in.
It hurts, I know.
You feel the pain pulsing in your rib cage, spilling over the edges of your day and pooling at the bottom of your gut.
Breathe out.
It hurts to stay in the pain long enough to gain understanding.
It’s scary and dark here, but if you wait a minute or two, the darkness will give way to a single flicker of light in the recess of your thoughts.
Breathe in.
You see it, don’t you?
It’s small, but all the darkness in the world can’t conceal it. Darkness has no fighting chance against the light.
Breathe out.
There. Feel how the tension leaves your shoulders. It feels good to let things go.
I know. Not all of it is gone.
Breathe in.
You still feel an aching in your chest, still feel memory pricking your brain, but remember where you were before. You’re not there anymore.
Breathe out.
You’re not in the weeks that followed. You thought it was over then, but you’re still here. Still breathing. Heart beating. Life is moving on.
Breathe in.
Winter didn’t last forever and now Spring is right around the corner and the flowers have already begun to bloom.
Breathe out slowly.
You will be okay.
You are worth being well.
You woke up again and again, and no, you didn’t always make it out of bed but today, you did. Today you found your voice.
Breathe in.
Today you did not cry.
You went outside and felt the cool breeze around your shoulders and through your hair.
Breathe out.
Today you turned your face toward the sun and felt it warm your skin.
Your hair smelled of florals and your air smelled of hope.
Breathe in.
You are beautiful.
Thank you for not giving up.
Thank you for remembering that our story is not over;
Yours Truly,
You.
Just breathe.
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D.S. Fisichella
I write because sometimes it's the only thing that makes sense.
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This poem was originally written for a contest held by the Florida Scholastic Press Association and won 3rd place. I was 17 or 18 at the time. The notes by the judges included praise with only one critique: "Not good to use religion in a school contest." As a senior in high school, I entered it into The META Interdisciplinary Journal by Saint Petersburg College where it first appeared in print. The META Journal has since gone out of print. I now submit "Watcher of the Night" to Vocal for one last chance at immortalizing this work which has meant so much to me over the years. I am thankful to Vocal Media for giving me this platform to express myself and my art freely.
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Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 for top story I feel really sad and Thier is no heal of grief
Gosh. I found this to be profound. I think many of us have been in this situation, especially when dealing with grief. I envy those who have not felt this kind of pain. Very well done to you!
Congratulations, you really did a great job ♡
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What a wonderful poem! Thanks for sharing!
Such a beautiful poem. I felt it deep in my soul.
Incredible!! I love all sorts of breathing exercises , that's how I maintain my peace💝
THIS IS SO RELEVANT TODAY. EVERYDAY I SAY TO MYSELF, BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT!
Really, really powerful. And such a good reminder! Thank you for sharing this, and congrats on the top story!
Congratulations on Top Story! I agree with Andrea. Those are two lines that will stick with me. I also love congratulating one's self on getting out of bed, not every day, but some days. Some days, that's more than enough. Thanks for the lovely poem that is more than enough.
This is a superb line: spilling over the edges of your day and pooling at the bottom of your gut. I love this one also: Your hair smelled of florals and your air smelled of hope. What a wonderful poem! Great ending. Nice job.