Close your eyes Erase whoever is tattooed on the inside of your eyelids and find comfort in the darkness It is yours Inhale, exhale Repeat this for the rest of your life
When the starry nights turn cold Wrap your sheets around your feet And curl into the comforter, finding solace in your solitude It is okay if you cannot lift your listless body off of the bed This also means you can not hurt yourself Take a shower, wash the day off of your skin Send your sorrows down the drain Do not worry if you still feel unclean when you step out of the bathtub This just means you need to scrub deeper
Inhale Exhale Pass the air through your lungs, let this be the part of you that never tears Find beauty In your breath, sending little sailboats floating off into the night (clouds?) Compress your chest if you must Reach inside your ribs and take the balloons into your hands, Be gentle Remember that you were a child once, That they still live inside of you
Inhale Exhale Repeat, repeat, repeat this like your favorite song The one that you keep in your pocket like a lucky penny Keep the music close to you, voices of strangers soothing you from your self- estrangement Pianos will always hold your hands Guitar strings will kiss your fingertips Breathe, and exhale song
When it is dangerous to be alone Surround yourself with the hum of other people's souls Let them take care of you when you cannot take care of yourself That is what they are here for You would do the same
There will be some nights When the pain in your chest makes you bend in half Open a window Soothe your lungs with the winter air Dehumidify your eyes with the dryness of December Dim the lights Inhale, exhale Repeat this for the rest of your life