Every breath I take lately feels like it’s crushing my ribs. But when I exhale I have to let it out slowly because it’s as if I’m hiding in the shadows from a murderer listening for me to make a sound. I’m walking on egg shells. Speaking in foreign tongues. Trying to avoid all the pain everyone seems to be throwing at me. Yet I catch it every time. Being careful is useless. So is trying to breathe calmly. Everything I do and say hurts. It hurts me or someone around and I am so sick of it. Breathe. Breathe deeply in threw your nose. Don’t let it affect you. Don’t let the knife in your gut be twisted deeper. Breathe out threw your mouth. Don’t let the hollowness you feel consume you. Push forward threw the dark. Breathe. I promise you’ll find the sun.